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Sulfur   /sˈəlfər/   Listen
Sulfur

verb
1.
Treat with sulphur in order to preserve.  Synonym: sulphur.



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"Sulfur" Quotes from Famous Books



... reasonable that if he escaped this planet, he'll go to another that will by its atmosphere or its temperature give him some natural advantage over us—some place that is either burning hot or at absolute zero, or perhaps with a chlorine or sulfur dioxide atmosphere. That's why"—he hesitated a minute, but continued because he was a truthful man—"I picked you for Earth. It's the most populated of all the planets and it seems the least likely one that he ...
— The Stutterer • R.R. Merliss

... cooks esteem them because copper is a better conductor of heat than iron or tin. The acids of many fruits combine with copper to form extremely poisonous substances. Fatty substances, as well as salt and sugar, act upon copper to a greater or less degree, also vegetables containing sulfur in their composition and produce ...
— Science in the Kitchen. • Mrs. E. E. Kellogg



Words linked to "Sulfur" :   sulfide, vitriol, sulphide, sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol, element, treat, chemical element, brimstone, native sulphur, process



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