atomic number 16
English Thesaurus
1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical element, element, |
| definition | : | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | sulfide, sulphide, |
| definition | : | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | treat with sulphur in order to preserve (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | sulfurous, sulphurous, |
| definition | : | of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sulfuric, sulphuric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or containing sulfur (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | treat with sulphur in order to preserve (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | sulfurous, sulphurous, |
| definition | : | of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sulfuric, sulphuric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or containing sulfur (adj.pert) |
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