sulphur, etc.

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• sulphur — and its derivatives sulphurate, sulphurous, etc., are normally spelt with ph in BrE but f (sulfur etc.) in AmE …   Modern English usage

• SULPHUR — in terrae reliquis generibus vel maxime mirâ est naturâ, ut quô plurima domantur. Nascitur in insulis Aeoliis, sed nobilissimum in Melo insula Genera quatuor, vivum Alterum genus appellant glebam, fullonum tantum officints familiare. Tertîo… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• sulphur — /ˈsʌlfə / (say sulfuh) noun 1. Chemistry a non metallic element which exists in several forms, the ordinary one being a yellow rhombic crystalline solid, and which burns with a blue flame and a suffocating smell; used especially in making… …  

• sulphur bacteria — noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus • Syn: ↑thiobacteria, ↑sulfur bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑thiobacillus * * * sulphur bacteria plural noun Bacteria that liberate sulphur from hydrogen sulphide, etc and ultimately form sulphuric acid • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• sulphur acids — Acid Ac id, n. 1. A sour substance. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sulfur etc. — noun US spelling of sulphur etc …   English new terms dictionary

• sulfur etc. — US var. of SULPHUR etc …   Useful english dictionary

• Vegetable sulphur — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Histoire De La Langue Anglaise — L’anglais est une langue germanique occidentale dont les origines proviennent des dialectes anglo frisons qui ont été apportés sur l’île de Bretagne par les tribus germaniques venues s’y installer, et fortement influencée ensuite, surtout au plan …   Wikipédia en Français

• Histoire de l'anglais — Histoire de la langue anglaise L’anglais est une langue germanique occidentale dont les origines proviennent des dialectes anglo frisons qui ont été apportés sur l’île de Bretagne par les tribus germaniques venues s’y installer, et fortement… …   Wikipédia en Français