Synonyms for sulfur
ˈsʌl fərsul·fur

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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, atomic number 16, randomness, sulphur, mho

2. sulphur, sulfurverb

   treat with sulphur in order to preserve

   "These dried fruits are sulphured"

   Synonyms:
   sulphur

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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. Kevin Killea:

   We were able to take the fragments from some of those mortar rounds and do a field test... on those fragments, and they showed the presence of HD, or what is known as sulfur mustard.

2. Andy Lipow:

   The industry is concerned about these different types of very low-sulfur fuel oil concoctions, that when blended meet specifications, but when mixed together may all of a sudden be off specification.

3. Eddie Gauci:

   We will see some floating storage of high sulfur or low sulfur for a period of time until the land-based infrastructure establishes some kind of equilibrium that's in tune with what grades of fuel are called for in particular locations.

4. Paul Adkins:

   There is simply not enough low-sulfur petcoke in the world today to support the global aluminum industry if China stops producing high-sulfur petcoke.

5. Li Xiang:

   Because we aggressively reduced coal consumption in the first quarter of the year, the level of sulfur dioxide in the period reached a historical low.