black sulfur

noun

A grey, impure variety of sulfur, usually the dregs of sulfur purification.

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black sulphurgrey brimstonehorse brimstonecaballine sulphursulphur of ivy
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Meanings

nounblack sulfur (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA grey, impure variety of sulfur, usually the dregs of sulfur purification.

    Synonyms: black sulphur, grey brimstone, horse brimstone, caballine sulphur, sulphur of ivy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA grey, impure variety of sulfur, usually the dregs of sulfur purification.

Similar
black sulphurgrey brimstonehorse brimstonecaballine sulphursulphur of ivy

Translations

Ancient Greek θεῖον πεπυρωμένον
  • θεῖον πεπυρωμένον (theîon pepurōménon)dark impure sulfur
Czech síra šedá, síra koňská
  • síra šedádark impure sulfur
  • síra koňskádark impure sulfur
Danish graat svovl, Hestesvovl
  • graat svovldark impure sulfur
  • Hestesvovldark impure sulfur
  • Heste-svovldark impure sulfur
Dutch paardezwavel
  • paardezwaveldark impure sulfur
French soufre noir, soufre gris
  • soufre noirdark impure sulfur
  • soufre grisdark impure sulfur
  • soufre caballindark impure sulfur
German Grauer Schwefel, Roßschwefel
  • Grauer Schwefeldark impure sulfur
  • Roßschwefeldark impure sulfur
  • Rotzschwefeldark impure sulfur
  • Pferdschwefeldark impure sulfur
Italian zolfo nero, zolfo cavallino
  • zolfo nerodark impure sulfur
  • zolfo cavallinodark impure sulfur
Latin sulfur nigrum, sulfur griseum
  • sulfur nigrumdark impure sulfur
  • sulfur griseumdark impure sulfur
  • sulfur caballinumdark impure sulfur
Norwegian Hestesvovel
  • Hestesvoveldark impure sulfur
Polish siarka szara, siarka końska
  • siarka szaradark impure sulfur
  • siarka końskadark impure sulfur
Portuguese enxofre cavallino
  • enxofre cavallinodark impure sulfur
Russian сѣра сѣрая, сѣра конская
  • сѣра сѣрая (sěra sěraja)dark impure sulfur
  • сѣра конская (sěra konskaja)dark impure sulfur
  • лошадиной сѣры (lošadinoj sěry)dark impure sulfur
Spanish azufre negro, azufre caballuno
  • azufre negrodark impure sulfur
  • azufre caballunodark impure sulfur
Swedish gråsvavel, grått svavel
  • gråsvaveldark impure sulfur
  • grått svaveldark impure sulfur
  • häst-svaveldark impure sulfur
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APA

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Chicago

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