sulphur

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proper noun

A city, the county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

Similar
sulfurSatomic number 16
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Meanings

sulphur1

nounsulphur (countable and uncountable, plural sulphurs)

plural sulphurs

  1. CommonwealthalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of sulfur.
verbsulphur (third-person singular simple present sulphurs, present participle sulphuring, simple past and past participle sulphured)

present singular third person sulphurs · participle present sulphuring · participle past sulphured · past sulphured

  1. CommonwealthalternativeAlternative spelling of sulfur.

Sulphur2

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan 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)

Similar
sulfurSatomic number 16
Broader
chemical elementelement

verbtreat with sulphur in order to preserve

Similar
sulfur
Broader
processtreat
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ssulfur

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sulphur.

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APA

sulphur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphur

MLA

“sulphur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulphur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphur.

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