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Definition: Sulphur |
SulphurNoun1. 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). Verb1. Treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sulphur" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references) |
Etymology: Sulphur \Sul"phur\, noun. [Latin expression, better sulfur: compare to the French expression soufre.]. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of sulphur, warns you to use much discretion in your dealings, as you are threatened with foul play. To see sulphur burning, is ominous of great care attendant upon your wealth. To eat sulphur, indicates good health and consequent pleasure. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Mining | See:sulfur. (references) |
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Sulfur (sulphur in British English) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16. An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent non-metal, sulfur is best known as yellow crystals and occurs in many sulfide and sulfate minerals and even in its native form (especially in volcanic regions). It is an essential element in all living organisms and is needed in several amino acids and hence in many proteins. It is primarily used in fertilizers but is also widely used in gunpowder, laxatives, matches and insecticides.
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Full tableGeneral Name, Symbol, Number Sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series Nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16 (VIA), 3 , p Density, Hardness 1960 kg/m3, 2 Appearance lemon yellow Atomic Properties Atomic weight 32.065 amu Atomic radius (calc.) 100 (88) pm Covalent radius 102 pm van der Waals radius 180 pm Electron configuration [Ne]33s2 3p4 e- 's per energy level 2, 8, 6 Oxidation states (Oxide) ±2,4,6 (strong acid) Crystal structure Orthorhombic Physical Properties State of matter solid Melting point 388.36 K (239.38 °F) Boiling point 717.87 K (832.5 °F) Molar volume 15.53 ×1010-3 m3/mol Heat of vaporization no data Heat of fusion 1.7175 kJ/mol Vapor pressure 2.65 E-20 Pa at 388 K Speed of sound __ m/s at 293.15 K Miscellaneous Electronegativity 2.58 (Pauling scale) Specific heat capacity 710 J/(kg*K) Electrical conductivity 5.0 E-22 106/m ohm Thermal conductivity 0.269 W/(m*K) 1st ionization potential 999.6 kJ/mol 2nd ionization potential 2252 kJ/mol 3rd ionization potential 3357 kJ/mol 4th ionization potential 4556 kJ/mol 5th ionization potential 7004.3 kJ/mol 6th ionization potential 8495.8 kJ/mol Most Stable Isotopes
iso NA half-life DM DE MeV DP 32S 95.02% S is stable with 16 neutrons 33S 0.75% S is stable with 17 neutrons 34S 4.21% S is stable with 18 neutrons 35S {syn.} 87.32 d &beta- 0.167 35Cl 36S 0.02% S is stable with 20 neutrons SI units & STP are used except where noted. Notable Characteristics
This non-metal is pale yellow in appearance, soft, light, with a distinct odor when allied with hydrogen (rotten egg smell). It burns with a blue flame that emits a peculiar suffocating odor. Sulfur is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulfide. Common oxidation states of sulfur include -2, +2, +4 and +6. In all states, solid, liquid, and gaseous, sulfur has allotropic forms, whose relationships are not completely understood. Crystalline sulfur can be shown to form an 8 membered sulfur ring, S8.Polymeric sulfur nitride has metallic properties even though it doesn't contain any metal atoms. This compound also has unusual electrical and optical properties. Amorphous or "plastic" sulfur is produced through fast cooling crystalline sulfur. X-ray studies show that the amorphous form may have an eight atom per spiral helical structure
Sulfur can be obtained in two crystalline modifications, in orthorhombic octahedra, or in monoclinic prisms, the former of which is the more stable at ordinary temperatures.
Applications
It is used for many industrial processes such as the production of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) for batteries, the production of gunpowder, and the vulcanization of rubber. Sulfur is used as a fungicide, and in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers. Sulfites are used to bleach papers and dried fruits. Sulfur also finds use in matches and fireworks. Sodium or ammonium thiosulfate are used as photographic fixing agents. Epsom salts, magnesium sulfate, can be used as a laxative, as a bath additive, as an exfoliant, or a magnesium supplement in plant nutrition.Biological Role
The amino acids cysteine, methionine, homocysteine, and taurine contain sulfur, as do some common enzymes, making sulfur a necessary component of all living cells. Disulfide bonds between polypeptides are very important in protein assembly and structure. Some forms of bacteria use hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the place of water as the electron doner in a primitive photosynthesis-like process. Sulfur is absorbed by plants from soil as sulfate ion. Inorganic sulfur forms a part of iron-sulfur clusters, and sulfur is the bridging ligand in the CuA site of cytochrome c oxidase.History
Sulfur (Sanskrit, sulvere; Latin sulpur) was known in ancient times and was called brimstone in the Biblical story of Pentateuch (Genesis). Homer mentioned "pest-averting sulfur" in the 9th century BC and in 424 BC, the tribe of Bootier destroyed the walls of a city by burning a mixture of coal, sulfur, and tar under them. Sometime in the 12th century, the Chinese invented gun powder which is a mixture of potassium nitrate (KNO3), carbon, and sulfur. Early alchemists gave sulfur its own alchemical symbol which was a triangle at the top of a cross. Through experimentation, alchemists knew that the element mercury can be combined with sulfur. In the late 1770s, Antoine Lavoisier helped convince the scientific community that sulfur was an element and not a compound.Occurrence
Sulfur occurs naturally in large quantities compounded to other elements in sulfides (example: pyrites) and sulfates (example: gypsum). It is found in its free form near hot springs and volcanic regions and in ores like cinnabar, galena, sphalerite and stibnite. This element is also found in small amounts in coal and petroleum, which produce sulfur dioxide when burned. Fuel standards increasingly require sulfur to be extracted from fossil fuels because sulfur dioxide combines with water droplets to produce acid rain. This extracted sulfur is then refined and represents a large portion of sulfur production. It is also mined along the US Gulf coast, by pumping hot water into sulfur containing deposits (such as salt domes) which melts the sulfur. The molten sulfur is then pumped to the surface.Through its major derivative, sulfuric acid, sulfur ranks as one of the more-important elements used as an industrial raw material. It is of prime importance to every sector of the world's industrial and fertilizer complexes. Sulfuric acid production is the major end use for sulfur, and consumption of sulfuric acid has been regarded as one of the best indexes of a nation's industrial development. More sulfuric acid is produced in the United States every year than any other chemical.
The distinctive colors of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, are from various forms of multen, solid and gaseous sulfur. There is also a dark area near the Lunar crater Aristarchus that may be a sulfur deposit. Sulfur is also present in many types of meteorites.
Compounds
Many of the unpleasant odors of organic matter are based on sulfur-containing compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, which has the characteristic smell of rotten eggs. Dissolved in water, hydrogen sulfide is acidic (pKa1 = 7.00, pKa2 = 12.92) and will react with metals to form a series of metal sulfides. Natural metal sulfides are found, especially those of iron. Iron sulfides are called iron pyrites, the so called fool's gold. Interestingly, pyrites can show semiconductor properties.[1] Galena, a naturally occurring lead sulfide (as the detector in a "cat's hair" rectifier) was of course the original semiconductor discovered.Some important compounds of sulfur include:
- sodium dithionite, Na2S2O4, a powerful reducing agent.
- sulfurous acid, H2SO3, created by dissolving SO2 in water. Sulfurous acid and the corresponding sulfites are fairly strong reducing agents. Other compounds derived from SO2 include the pyrosulfite ion (S2O52-).
- The thiosulfates (S2O32-). Thiosulfates are used in photographic fixing, are oxidizing agents, and ammonium thiosulfate is being investigated as a cyanide replacement in leaching gold.[1]
- Compounds of dithionic acid (H2S2O6)
- The polythionic acids, (H2SnO6), where n can range from 3 to 80.
- The sulfates, the salts of sulfuric acid. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate.
- sulfuric acid reacting with SO3 in equimolar ratios forms pyrosulfuric acid.
- peroxymonosulfuric acid and peroxydisulfuric acids, made from the action of SO3 on concentrated H2O2, and H2SO4 on concentrated H2O2 respectively.
- thiocyanogen, (SCN)2.
- tetrasulfur tetranitride S4N4.
Isotopes
Sulfur has 18 isotopes, of which four stable isotopes: S-32 (95.02%), S-33 (0.75%), S-34 (4.21%), and S-36 (0.02%). Other than 35S, the radioactive isotopes of sulfur are all short lived. Sulfur-35 is formed from cosmic ray spallation of argon- 40 in the atmosphere. it has a half-life of 87 days.When sulfide minerals are precipitated, isotopic equilibration among solids and liquid may cause small differences in the dS-34 values of co-genetic minerals. The differences between minerals can be used to estimate the temperature of equilibration. The dC-13 and dS-34 of co-existing carbonates and sulfides can be used to determine the pH and oxygen fugacity of the ore-bearing fluid during ore formation.
In most forest ecosystems, sulfate is derived mostly from the atmosphere; weathering of ore minerals and evaporites also contributes some sulfur. Sulfur with a distinctive isotopic composition has been used to identify pollution sources, and enriched sulfur has been added as a tracer in hydologic studies. Differences in the natural abundances can also be used in systems where there is sufficient variation in the S-34 of ecosystem components. Rocky Mountain lakes thought to be dominated by atmospheric sources of sulfate have been found to have different dS-34 values from lakes believed to be dominated by watershed sources of sulfate.
Precautions
Carbon disulfide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide should all be handled with care. In addition to being quite toxic (more toxic than cyanide), sulfur dioxide reacts with atmospheric water to produce acid rain. In high concentration this element can kill quickly by preventing respiration. Sulfur quickly deadens the sense of smell so potential victims may be unaware of its presence.Spelling
Sulfur is traditionally spelled "sulphur" in British English, but IUPAC has adopted the spelling "sulfur", as has the Royal Society of Chemistry Nomenclature Committee. Increasingly "sulfur" is being used in British English instead.See also: sulfur cycle, disulfide bond
External Links
- WebElements.com - Sulfur
- EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Sulfur
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Sulphur is the British spelling of the chemical element, Sulfur.Sulphur is also the name of a place in Louisiana and part of the name of several other places in the United States of America:
- Sulphur, Louisiana
- Sulphur Springs, Florida
- Sulphur Springs, Indiana
- Sulphur Springs, Texas
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
- White Sulphur Springs, Montana
- White Sulphur Springs, New York
- White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
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Sulphur is a city located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,512.Geography
Sulphur is located at 30°13'49" North, 93°21'39" West (30.230355, -93.360837)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²). 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 20,512 people, 7,901 households, and 5,601 families residing in the city. The population density is 788.8/km² (2,043.0/mi²). There are 8,665 housing units at an average density of 333.2/km² (863.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.43% White, 4.41% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 7,901 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% are married couples living together, 13.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% are non-families. 24.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.06. In the city the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $38,247, and the median income for a family is $45,455. Males have a median income of $38,235 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,615. 13.3% of the population and 10.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.0% are under the age of 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sulphur, Louisiana."
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Sulphur is a city located in Murray County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,794. It is the county seat of Murray County6.Geography
Sulphur is located at 34°30'33" North, 96°58'31" West (34.509159, -96.975371)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.0 km² (7.0 mi²). 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.16% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 4,794 people, 1,877 households, and 1,244 families residing in the city. The population density is 271.4/km² (703.1/mi²). There are 2,220 housing units at an average density of 125.7/km² (325.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 79.45% White, 1.36% African American, 12.72% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. 4.80% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,877 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% are married couples living together, 12.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% are non-families. 30.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 2.97. In the city the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $27,236, and the median income for a family is $35,000. Males have a median income of $28,712 versus $19,438 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,691. 12.3% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.5% are under the age of 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sulphur, Oklahoma."
Synonyms: SulphurSynonyms: atomic number 16 (n), sulfur (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fuel | Coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale; turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log; cinder. (products of combustion); ingle, tinder, touchwood; sulphur, brimstone; incense; port-fire; fire-barrel, fireball, brand; amadou, bavin; blind coal, glance coal; German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge; solid fueled rocket. |
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Screenplays | The Asgard would never invent a weapon that propels small weights of iron and carbon alloys, by igniting a powder of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur. (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright) | |
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 | Plate 9. The Sulphur Bottom of the Pacific. Sibbaldius sulfureus, Cope. The Humpback of the Pacific. Megaptera versabilis, Cope. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |  | U.S. Army, Ashford General Hospital, White Sulphur Springs, WV. : View of the electrotherapy room showing veterans receiving electrical stimulation. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [Red Sulphur Springs, Va.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Composite of four full-length portraits of Mildred "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias: playing golf in Des Moines in 1946, boxing in New York in 1934, running at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. in 1932, and playing tennis in Beverly Hills, Calif. in 1944. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Two trains, with airplane overhead, at the White Sulphur Springs station, W. Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fauquier Sulphur Springs, Va. Hotel. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bull Run, Va. Catharpin Run, Sudley Church, and the remains of the Sudley Sulphur Spring house. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The New Greenbrier, swimming pool, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lake Saratoga from White Sulphur Springs Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Log cabin on William Ballou's farm near Marseilles, Illinois. This cabin was built in 1866 by a Mr. Bates who made sulphur matches here. He was driven away by the government. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "From Sulphur Mountain (Pano)" by Mike Berg Commentary: "Taken from the top of Sulphur Mountain - Canmore, AB." | "Sulphur stream" by L L Commentary: "Dry stream bed on White Island, New Zealand (active volcano)." |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Sulphur, 2 ounces |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And there are the men of chemistry who spray the trees against pests, who sulphur the grapes, who cut out disease and rots, mildews and sicknesses |
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Business | Reactive dyes and sulphur dyes ranked second and third respectively. (references) | |
Acid dyes, basic dyes, vat dyes and sulphur dyes must be imported because the local production is not sufficient to meet the domestic market demand. (references) | ||
Next to disperse dyes are reactive dyes (12,480 tons), sulphur dyes (2,500 tons), direct dyes (1,700 tons), acid dyes (865 tons) and vat dyes (100 tons). (references) | ||
Economic History | Uae | The phase-in of the Onshore Gas Development Phase Two (OGD-2) scheme in 2001 will ultimately add 950 million cubic feet per day (mn cfd) of gas to meet the needs of the expanding power and water sector, as well as 350 tons per day of Natural Gas Liquids (NGL), 45,000 b/d of condensate - which does not count against OPEC quotas - and 1500 tons per day of sulphur. (references) |
Political Economy | DENMARK | Denmark recently finalized a regulation, which will phase out certain industrial greenhouse gases, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). The Danish government will phase out import, sale, and use of these gases and new products containing them beginning in 2002, with a complete ban in effect by January 1, 2006. There are exemptions for certain products, including small refrigerating systems containing HFCs, medical aerosol sprays, vaccine coolers, and lab equipment, and all production for export is exempt. (references) |
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| "Sulphur" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.88% of the time. "Sulphur" is used about 832 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.88% | 831 | 8,444 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 832 | N/A |
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1. Sulphur, IN 2. Sulphur, KY 3. Sulphur, LA (city, FIPS 73640) 4. Sulphur, OK (city, FIPS 71350) |
Expressions using "sulphur": Amorphous sulphur ♦ flower of sulphur ♦ flowers of sulphur ♦ Green Sulphur Sp ♦ Hot Sulphur Springs ♦ Liver of sulphur ♦ native sulphur ♦ oxides of sulphur ♦ Port Sulphur ♦ precipitated sulphur ♦ Ruby of sulphur ♦ ruby sulphur ♦ sublimed sulphur ♦ sulphur acid ♦ sulphur acids ♦ sulphur alcohol ♦ sulphur alcohols ♦ sulphur auratum ♦ sulphur bacteria ♦ sulphur ball ♦ sulphur base ♦ Sulphur Bluff ♦ sulphur burner ♦ sulphur butterfly ♦ sulphur cycle ♦ sulphur dioxide ♦ sulphur ether ♦ sulphur hexafluoride ♦ sulphur mine ♦ sulphur number ♦ sulphur oxide ♦ sulphur removal ♦ sulphur rings ♦ Sulphur Rock ♦ sulphur salt ♦ sulphur showers ♦ sulphur spring ♦ Sulphur Springs ♦ sulphur stain ♦ sulphur trioxide ♦ sulphur water ♦ sulphur whale ♦ sulphur yellow ♦ triturated sulphur ♦ vegetable sulphur ♦ White Sulphur Sp ♦ White Sulphur Springs. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "sulphur": sulphur-anion, sulphur-based, sulphur-bearing, Sulphur-bottom, sulphur-coloured, sulphur-containing, sulphur-copper, sulphur-crested, sulphur-crested cockatoo, sulphur-dioxide, sulphur-free, sulphur-laden, sulphur-nitrogen, sulphur-ore, sulphur-oxide, sulphur-removing, sulphur-scrubbing, sulphur-spring, sulphur-yellow. | |
Ending with "sulphur": a-sulphur, high-sulphur. | |
Containing "sulphur": carbon-sulphur-carbon. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sulphur"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | squfuri (sulfur), squfur (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Arabic | كبريت (match, sulfur), كبرت (sulfur, sulphurise, sulphurize). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сяра (brimstone, sulfur), жълтозелен цвят (leaf green), жълтозелен (sap-green, sulfur, sulphureous), жълта ливадна пеперуда. (various references) | |
Chinese | 硫磺 (Brimstone, sulfur, sulphurs). (various references) | |
Czech | síra (sulfur). (various references) | |
Danish | svovl (sulfur). (various references) | |
Dutch | zwavel (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Esperanto | sulfuro (brimstone). (various references) | |
Faeroese | svávul (brimstone). (various references) | |
Finnish | rikki (broken, in pieces, sulfur, worn out, worn through). (various references) | |
French | soufre (sulfur). (various references) | |
Frisian | swevel (brimstone). (various references) | |
German | Schwefel (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Greek | θειάφι (brimstone, sulfur), θείο (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Hebrew | גופרית (sulfur), גפרית. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kén (sulfur). (various references) | |
Indonesian | belerang (brimstone). (various references) | |
Irish | sulfar (brimstone), ruibh (brimstone). (various references) | |
Italian | zolfo (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 硫黄 (sulfur s). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いおう (formerly, hereafter, in ancient times, sulfur, the future). (various references) | |
Korean | 황 (sulfur, sulfuric, sulphuric, sulphurs). (various references) | |
Manx | sulfur. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ulphursay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | enxofre (brimstone), enxôfre (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Romanian | sulf (brimstone), pucioasã (brimstone), galben-verzuie (sulphurous), culoare galbenã-verzuie, afuma (burn, corn, cure, deodorize, disinfect, fume, fumigate, gammon, perfume, pickle, reek, scent, smoke, smoke out, smoke-dry, smudge, steam). (various references) | |
Russian | сера (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Scottish | pronnasg (brimstone). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sumporski (sulfur), sumpor (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Spanish | azufre (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Swazi | sí-babûlé. (various references) | |
Swedish | svavel (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Thai | สีเขียวอมเหลือง, กำมะถัน. (various references) | |
Turkish | sarı lahana kelebeği (sulfur), sülfür sarısı (sulfur, sulfur yellow, sulphur yellow, sulphureous, sulphurous), sülfür (sulfur), kükürtlemek (sulphurate, sulphurize), kükürt (brimstone, sulfur). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | сірка (sulfur), обкурювати сіркою (sulfur, sulfurate, sulfurize, sulphurate, sulphurize), зеленувато-жовтий колір (chartreuse, sulfur), зеленувато-жовтий (sulfur, sulfureous, sulphureous). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | màu vàng lục, màu lưu huỳnh. (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sulphur, sulpur. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai kurioV ebrexen epi sodoma kai gomorra qeion kai pur para kuriou ek tou ouranou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Igitur Dominus pluit super Sodomam et Gomorram sulphur et ignem a Domino de caelo |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ond God sende to þam burgum ealbyrnendne renscur mid swefle gemencged, ond ða sceamleasan fordyde. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne the Lord reynede vpon Sodom and Gomor brenstoon and fier, fro the Lord fro heuene, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Than the LORde rayned vpon Sodome and Gomorra brymstone and fyre from the LORde out of heaven |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 19, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | Unya gipaulan ni Jehova sa Sodoma ug Gomorra ang azufre ug kalayo nga gikan kang Jehova didto sa langit; |
| Chinese | 當 時 耶 和 華 將 硫 磺 與 火 、 從 天 上 耶 和 華 那 裡 、 降 與 所 多 瑪 和 蛾 摩 拉 、 |
| Croatian | Jahve zapljušti s neba na Sodomu i Gomoru sumpornim ognjem |
| Danish | lod HERREN Svovl og Ild regne over Sodoma og Gomorra fra HERREN, fra Himmelen; |
| Dutch | Toen deed de HEERE zwavel en vuur over Sodom en Gomorra regenen, van den HEERE uit den hemel. |
| Finnish | Ja Herra antoi sataa Sodoman ja Gomorran päälle tulikiveä ja tulta, Herran tyköä taivaasta, |
| French | Alors l`Éternel fit pleuvoir du ciel sur Sodome et sur Gomorrhe du soufre et du feu, de par l`Éternel. |
| German | Da ließ der HERR Schwefel und Feuer regnen von Himmel herab auf Sodom und Gomorra |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tiba-tiba TUHAN menurunkan hujan belerang yang berapi atas Sodom dan Gomora. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah itu maka diturunkan oleh Tuhan atas Sodom dan Gomorah hujan belerang dan api dari pada Tuhan, yaitu dari langit. |
| Maori | ¶ Katahi ka uaina e Ihowa ki Horoma, ki Komora, he whanariki, he ahi na Ihowa, no te rangi; |
| Norwegian | Da lot Herren det regne svovel og ild - fra Herren, fra himmelen - ned over Sodoma og Gomorra. |
| Portuguese | Então o Senhor, da sua parte, fez chover do céu enxofre e fogo sobre Sodoma e Gomorra. |
| Rumanian | Atunci Domnul a fqcut sq ploaie peste Sodoma wi peste Gomora pucioasq wi foc dela Domnul din cer. |
| Spanish | Entonces Jehovah hizo llover desde los cielos azufre y fuego de parte de Jehovah sobre Sodoma y Gomorra. |
| Swedish | lät HERREN svavel och eld regna från himmelen, från HERREN, över Sodom och Gomorra; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sulphur": sulphured, sulphureous, sulphuring, sulphurise, sulphurised, sulphurises, sulphurising, sulphurous, sulphurs, sulphury. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sulphur" (pronounced su"lfer) |
| 5 | s u" l f er | sulfur. |
| 3 | -l f er | golfer, Telfer, wolfer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-l-p-r-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: uprush. | |
-2 letters: hurls, lupus, plush, purls, slurp, usurp. | |
-3 letters: hurl, lush, plus, puls, purl, purs, push, rhus, rush, shul, slur, spur, sulu, ulus, urus. | |
-4 letters: hup, pul, pur, pus, sup, ulu, ups. | |
-5 letters: sh, uh, up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-l-p-r-s-u-u" | |
+1 letter: sulphurs, sulphury. | |
+2 letters: sulphured. | |
+3 letters: sulphuring, sulphurise, sulphurous. | |
+4 letters: sulphureous, sulphurised, sulphurises, supersleuth. | |
+5 letters: pulchritudes, sulphurising, superhumanly, supersleuths. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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