sulfur : Idioms & Phrases
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native sulfur
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noun an old name for sulfur
brimstone; native sulphur.
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sulfur bacteria
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noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
thiobacteria; sulphur bacteria.
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sulfur bottom
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noun largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
Balaenoptera musculus; blue whale.
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sulfur butterfly
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noun any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
sulphur butterfly.
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sulfur dioxide
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noun a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
sulphur dioxide.
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sulfur hexafluoride
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noun a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
sulphur hexafluoride.
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sulfur mine
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noun a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground
sulphur mine.
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sulfur mustard
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noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
dichloroethyl sulfide; blistering agent; mustard agent; mustard gas.
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sulfur oxide
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noun any of several oxides of sulphur
sulphur oxide.
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sulfur paintbrush
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noun plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers
Castilleja sulphurea.
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sulfur-yellow
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adjective satellite of something having the yellow color of sulfur
sulphur-yellow.