sulfur

Alternative forms

• sulphur (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK; no longer standard in scientific usage)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsʌl.fə/
• (US) enPR: sŭl'fər, IPA: /ˈsʌl.fɚ/
• Hyphenation: sul‧fur

Noun

sulfur (usually uncountable, plural sulfurs)

1. (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.
   • Synonym: (archaic, not in technical usage) brimstone
   • Hypernym: chalcogen
2. (countable, uncountable) A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.
   • sulfur:  
3. Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the sulfur-coloured species.
   • Coordinate term: yellow

Adjective

sulfur (comparative more sulfur, superlative most sulfur)

1. Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

Verb

sulfur (third-person singular simple present sulfurs, present participle sulfuring, simple past and past participle sulfured)

1. (transitive) To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

Noun

sulfur m (indefinite plural sulfure, definite singular sulfuri, definite plural sulfuret)

1. (chemistry) sulfur

Noun

sulfur m (plural sulfurs)

1. sulfide, sulphide

Noun

sulfur

1. (obsolete) sulphur

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʊl.fʊr/
• Hyphenation: sul‧fur

Noun

sulfur (first-person possessive sulfurku, second-person possessive sulfurmu, third-person possessive sulfurnya)

1. (chemistry) sulfur
   • Synonym: belerang

Alternative forms

• sulphur, sulpur

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsul.fur/, [ˈs̠ʊɫ̪fʊr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsul.fur/, [ˈsulfur]

Noun

sulfur n (genitive sulfuris); third declension

1. sulfur, brimstone
2. lightning

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sulfo(ɹ)/

Noun

sulfur (Jawi spelling سولفور‎, plural sulfur-sulfur, informal 1st possessive sulfurku, 2nd possessive sulfurmu, 3rd possessive sulfurnya)

1. sulfur (element)