Search Result for "sulfur": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an 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);
[syn: sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16]


VERB (1)

1. treat with sulphur in order to preserve;
- Example: "These dried fruits are sulphured"
[syn: sulphur, sulfur]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sulfur
    n 1: an 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) [syn: sulfur, S,
         sulphur, atomic number 16]
    v 1: treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried
         fruits are sulphured" [syn: sulphur, sulfur]