sulphur cycle

A form of sulfur cycle — the natural cycle which includes the mineralization of organic sulfur to sulfide, oxidation of this to sulfate, and reduction of this to sulfide followed by microbial incorporation of this into organic compounds

Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sulfur cycle.
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