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- Sulphur - n. - A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.
- Sulphur - n. - Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United States.
- Sulphur-bottom - n. - A very large whalebone whale of the genus Sibbaldius, having a yellowish belly; especially, S. sulfureus of the North Pacific, and S. borealis of the North Atlantic; -- called also sulphur whale.
- Sulphurate - a. - Sulphureous.
- Sulphurate - v. t. - To sulphurize.
- Sulphurated - imp. & p. p. - of Sulphurate
- Sulphurating - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Sulphurate
- Sulphuration - n. - The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated.
- Sulphurator - n. - An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur.
- Sulphureity - n. - The quality or state of being sulphureous.
- Sulphureous - a. - Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur.
- Sulphuret - n. - A sulphide; as, a sulphuret of potassium.
- Sulphureted - a. - Combined or impregnated with sulphur; sulphurized.
- Sulphuric - a. - Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell.
- Sulphuric - a. - Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid.
- Sulphurine - a. - Sulphureous.
- Sulphuring - n. - Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of sulphur.
- Sulphurize - v. t. - To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing.
- Sulphurous - a. - Of or pertaining to sulphur.
- Sulphurous - a. - Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds.
- Sulphurous - a. - Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds.
- Sulphurwort - n. - The hog's fennel. See under Fennel.
- Sulphury - a. - Resembling, or partaking of the nature of, sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur.
- Sulphuryl - n. - The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon.
- Nickel - n. - A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
- Hexad - n. - An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an adjective.
- Volcano - n. - A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
- Sulpho- - - A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. Thio-.
- Sesquisulphide - n. - A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
- Vesuvianite - n. - A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.
- Sulphurize - v. t. - To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing.
- Sulphine - n. - Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In general they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances having a peculiar odor; as, trimethyl sulphine, (CH3)3S.OH. Cf. Sulphonium.
- Mineralizer - n. - An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer.
- Thiophene - n. - A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.
- Mercaptan - n. - Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.
- Thialdine - n. - A weak nitrogenous sulphur base, C6H13NS2.
- Arsenic - n. - One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356¡ Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.
- Hyposulphuric - a. - Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric acid.
- Keratin - n. - A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose.
- Tellurium - n. - A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2.
- Protosulphide - n. - That one of a series of sulphides of any element which has the lowest proportion of sulphur; a sulphide with but one atom of sulphur in the molecule.
- Persulphide - n. - A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; -- formerly called persulphuret.
- Subsulphide - n. - A nonacid compound consisting of one equivalent of sulphur and more than one equivalent of some other body, as a metal.
- Sulphur-bottom - n. - A very large whalebone whale of the genus Sibbaldius, having a yellowish belly; especially, S. sulfureus of the North Pacific, and S. borealis of the North Atlantic; -- called also sulphur whale.
- Nonmetallic - a. - Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.
- Disulphide - n. - A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule; -- formerly called disulphuret. Cf. Bisulphide.
- Hepar - n. - Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (/).
- Sulphuration - n. - The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated.
- Solfanaria - n. - A sulphur mine.
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- H1614 גׇּפְרִית - 1614 גׇּפְרִית - גׇּפְרִית - - gophrîyth - gof-reeth' - probably feminine of גֹּפֶר; properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable); brimstone. - Noun Feminine - heb
- G2306 θειώδης - 2306 θειώδης - ΘΕΙΏΔΗΣ - - theiṓdēs - thi-o'-dace - from θεῖον and 1491; sulphur-like, i.e. sulphurous:--brimstone. - Adjective - greek
- G2303 θεῖον - 2303 θεῖον - ΘΕῖΟΝ - - theîon - thi'-on - probably neuter of θεῖος (in its original sense of flashing); sulphur:--brimstone. - Noun Neuter - greek