Synonyms for Sulfur
ˈsʌl fərsul·fur

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1. sulfuradjective

   A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

   Synonyms:
   brimstone

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1. sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16verb

   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)

   Synonyms:
   due south, entropy, southward, sec, reciprocal ohm, south, second, siemens, sulfur, atomic number 16, randomness, sulphur, mho

2. sulphur, sulfurverb

   treat with sulphur in order to preserve

   "These dried fruits are sulphured"

   Synonyms:
   sulphur, sulfur

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1. List of paraphrases for "sulfur":

   sulphur, brimstone, sulphide, sulfide, sulphuric

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sulfur

   Synonyms:
   Sulphur

2. Sulfur

   Synonyms:
   Brimstone, flowers of sulfur, sulphur

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1. John Richie:

   For decades it has been understood that diets restricting sulfur amino acids were beneficial for longevity in animals, this study provides the first epidemiologic evidence that excessive dietary intake of sulfur amino acids may be related to chronic disease outcomes in humans.

2. Justin Wang:

   When I went to Costa Rica Poás volcano, Costa Rica Poás volcano was after over a year of magmatic eruptions and only a month after the lake reformed and it was deemed safe enough to return to the crater lake's surface, the lake itself is roiling and dynamic. As you get even closer, you can smell the strong stench of sulfur, which has remained on the clothes I was wearing to this day. Even worse is the smell of hydrochloric acid, which tastes sour in the air and stings the eyes.

3. Esther Zulu:

   When sulfur comes out ... you vomit and you have diarrhea, we just want a big bus to go to the president.

4. Deborah Marshall:

   The fuel costs to operate on LNG is approximately half of what it cost to operate on ultra-low sulfur marine diesel.

5. National Intelligence James Clapper:

   Chemical weapons continue to pose a threat in Syria and Iraq, iSIL has also used toxic chemicals in Iraq and Syria, including the blister agent Sulfur Mustard. ( It's) the first time an extremist group has produced and used a chemical warfare agent in an attack since Aum Shinrikyo used sarin in Japan in 1995.