Meaning & use
Sulfur
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A pale yellow, nonmetallic chemical element, essential to living organisms and used in products such as matches, gunpowder, and fertilizers.
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The volcanic vents released a strong smell of sulfur.
Sulfur is added to rubber during vulcanization to increase its durability.
A note on using this word
Spelled "sulphur" in British English and "sulfur" in American English; its symbol on the periodic table is S, with atomic number 16.
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