sulfur
Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfurOf a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
» I don't like the smell of sulfur.
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2 sensesOf a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
Having a characteristic sulfur-like smell, reminiscent of rotten eggs.
Examples
12 sentencesI don't like the smell of sulfur.
Sulfur is used to make matches.
ruСеру используют для изготовления спичек. — fjay69
deSchwefel wird zur Herstellung von Streichhölzern verwendet. — Zaghawa
Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
ruСера горит синим пламенем. — fjay69
deSchwefel brennt mit blauer Flamme. — MUIRIEL
Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulfur and selenium are nonmetals.
Водень, вуглець, азот, фосфор, кисень, сіра та селен є неметалами. — deniko
ruВодород, углерод, азот, фосфор, кислород, сера и селен являются неметаллами. — Balamax
I like the smell of sulfur.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English sulphur, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from suFrom Middle English sulphur, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from sulpur itself of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English swefl and largely displaced brimstone.
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Forms
more sulfur, most sulfur| Comparative | more sulfur Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sulfur Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.