Sulfur
11sulfur — /sul feuhr/, n. 1. Also, esp. Brit., sulphur. Chem. a nonmetallic element that exists in several forms, the ordinary one being a yellow rhombic crystalline solid, and that burns with a blue flame and a suffocating odor: used esp. in making… …
12Sulfur — Eigenschaften …
13Sulfur — A yellowish nonmetallic element, sometimes known as brimstone. It is present at various levels of concentration in many fossil fuels whose combustion releases sulfur compounds that are considered harmful to the environment. Some of the most… …
14sulfur-32 — noun The major stable isotope of sulfur, , having sixteen protons and sixteen neutrons; it amounts to 95% of the element in nature See Also: sulfur 33, sulfur 34, sulfur 35, sulfur 36 …
15sulfur-33 — noun A minor stable isotope of sulfur, , having sixteen protons and seventeen neutrons; it amounts to less than 1% of the element in nature See Also: sulfur 32, sulfur 34, sulfur 35, sulfur 36 …
16sulfur-34 — noun A minor stable isotope of sulfur, , having sixteen protons and eighteen neutrons; it amounts to about 4% of the element in nature See Also: sulfur 32, sulfur 33, sulfur 35, sulfur 36 …
17sulfur-35 — noun A radioactive isotope of sulfur, , having sixteen protons and nineteen neutrons, and a half life of about 87 days; it is used as a tracer See Also: sulfur 32, sulfur 33, sulfur 34, sulfur 36 …
18sulfur-36 — noun A minor stable isotope of sulfur, , having sixteen protons and twenty neutrons; it amounts to only 0.01% of the element in nature See Also: sulfur 32, sulfur 33, sulfur 34, sulfur 35 …
19sulfur- — ⇒SULF(A) , SULF(O) , SULFUR(I) , (SULF , SULFA , SULFO , SULFUR , SULFURI )élém. formants Élém. tirés du lat. sulfur « soufre », sulfur étant gén. réduit à sulf en raison de la valeur de suff. chim. donné à ure par Lavoisier et les aut. de la… …
20sulfur — also sulphur noun Etymology: Middle English sulphur brimstone, from Latin sulpur, sulphur, sulfur Date: 14th century a nonmetallic element that occurs either free or combined especially in sulfides and sulfates, is a constituent of proteins,… …
