sulfur

«sulfur» in Mova's school dictionary: a chemical element, a yellow non-metal with the symbol S… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (sulfur — uncountable; UK also sulphur); adjective sulfurous/sulphurous, sulfuric/sulphuric

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Sulfur is a chemical element, a yellow non-metal with the symbol S and atomic number 16. tree →

2) When it burns or forms some compounds, it makes a smell like rotten eggs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, sulfur is found near volcanoes and hot springs as yellow crystals; it is used to make sulfuric acid, matches, rubber and fertilisers. In the Bible, "fire and brimstone" — brimstone is an old word for sulfur — is used for God's punishment. The rotten-egg smell is actually from a sulfur compound, hydrogen sulfide.

examples

• Sulfur is a bright yellow element. tree →
• Yellow sulfur crystals form around volcanoes. tree →
• The hot spring smelt of sulfur, like rotten eggs. tree →
• Sulfur's chemical symbol is S. tree →
• Matches contain sulfur. tree →
• (Bible) "Brimstone" is an old name for sulfur. tree →
• Our bodies need a little sulfur, found in eggs and onions. tree →

note

Spelling: "sulfur" is the scientific standard (IUPAC) and the US spelling; "sulphur" is the traditional British, Irish, Australian and NZ spelling, still common. Both are correct. Pure sulfur does not smell much; its compounds do.

In the corpora

• Volcanoes release gases such as water vapour, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, and their sulfur gases can smell of rotten eggs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sulfur» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.