sulfur
To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter…To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.
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» I don't like the smell of sulfur.
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1 sensesTo treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
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
sulfurs, sulfuring, sulfured, sulfuredSynonyms
1 synonyms- treat with sulphur in order to preserve:sulphur
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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