Sulfur

  • 21sulfur — 1. noun /ˈsʌl.fə,ˈsʌl.fɚ/ a) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16. b) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur. Syn: brimstone See Also: desulfurize, desulphurise, desulphurize …

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  • 22sulfur — An element, atomic no. 16, atomic wt. 32.066, that combines with oxygen to form s. dioxide (SO2) and s. trioxide (SO3), and these with water to make strong acids, and with many metals and nonmetallic elements to form sulfides; mildly laxative;… …

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  • 23Sulfur — Schwefel; S (Symbol) * * * Sụl|fur 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 Schwefel [<lat. sulfur, sulp(h)ur; vermutl. aus dem Oskischen] * * * Sụl|fur [über lat. sulfur, sulphur, sulpur = Schwefel angeblich zu Sanskrit shulbari = Feind des Kupfers], das; (lat …

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  • 24sulfur — sul•fur [[t]ˈsʌl fər[/t]] n. 1) chem. Also, esp. brit.,sulphur a nonmetallic element, ordinarily a flammable yellow solid, of widespread occurrence in combined form, as in sulfide and sulfate compounds and cellular protein: used esp. in making… …

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  • 25sulfur-35 — A radioactive sulfur isotope; a beta emitter with a half life of 87.2 days; used as a tracer in the study of metabolism of cysteine, cystine, methionine, etc.; also used to estimate, with labeled …

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  • 26sulfur 35 — a radioactive isotope of sulfur, atomic mass 35, having a half life of 87.51 days and decaying by emission of beta particles (0.167 MeV); it has been used in the determination of extracellular fluid volume; administered intravenously …

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  • 27sulfur — noun Sulfur is used before these nouns: ↑content, ↑emission …

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  • 28Sulfur — Sụl|fur 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; chem. Zeichen: S〉 Schwefel [Etym.: <lat. sulfur, sulphur, sulpur; vermutlich <oskisch] …

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  • 29sülfür — is., kim., Fr. sulfure Kükürdün başka bir elementle yaptığı birleşik Birleşik Sözler potasyum sülfür …

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  • 30Sulfur — Sul|fur das; s <aus gleichbed. lat. sulphur, sulfur> Schwefel, chem. Element; Zeichen S …

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