Etymology

thion hudor

Today it means: lime sulfur. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θεῖον
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromθεῖον“sulfur”
  2. English todaythion hudor

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon, “sulfur”) ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

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