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sul´phur|ous|ly — sul|phur|ous «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. = sulfurous (def. 1 3, 5). (Cf. ↑sulfurous) –sul´phur|ous|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sul|phur|ous — «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. = sulfurous (def. 1 3, 5). (Cf. ↑sulfurous) –sul´phur|ous|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sul|phur-bot|tom — «SUHL fuhr BOT uhm», noun. a whale bone whale, sometis growing to over 100 feet in length, the largest of all known living creatures, blue gray with yellowish underparts; blue whale. It lives in the Antarctic and northern Atlantic and Pacific… … Useful english dictionary
de|sul|phur — de|sul|fur or de|sul|phur «dee SUHL fuhr», transitive verb. to free from sulfur; desulfurize … Useful english dictionary
de|sul|fur — or de|sul|phur «dee SUHL fuhr», transitive verb. to free from sulfur; desulfurize … Useful english dictionary
sulfurize — sul·fur·ize or chiefly Brit sul·phur·ize also sul·phur·ise səl f(y)ə .rīz vt, sul·fur·ized or chiefly Brit sul·phur·ized also sul·phur·ised; sul·fur·iz·ing or chiefly Brit sul·phur·iz·ing also sul·phur·is·ing to treat with sulfur or a sulfur… … Medical dictionary
sulphurous — sul•phur•ous [[t]ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic 2) fiery or heated • Etymology: 1520–30; sp. var. of sulfurous sul′phur•ous•ly, adv. sul′phur•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
sulphur-root — sulˈphur root or sulˈphurwort noun An umbelliferous plant (various species of Peucedanum) akin to parsnip, with yellow flowers and juice • • • Main Entry: ↑sulphur … Useful english dictionary
Sulphur — Sul|phur ↑ Sulfur … Universal-Lexikon
sulphur — sul|phur BrE sulfur AmE [ˈsʌlfə US fər] n [U] a common light yellow chemical substance that burns with a very strong unpleasant smell, and is used in drugs, explosives, and industry. It is a chemical ↑element : symbol S … Dictionary of contemporary English
