English-Thai Dictionary

sulphur

N กำมะถัน  sulfur kam-ma-tan

 

sulphur

N สี เขียว อม เหลือ ง  yellowish-green color se-kiao-aom-lung

 

sulphureous

A เกี่ยวกับ ไฟ นรก 

 

sulphurous

A เกี่ยวกับ ไฟ นรก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SULPHUR

n.[L.] A simple combustible mineral substance, of a yellow color, brittle, insoluble in water, but fusible by heat. It is called also brimstone, that is, burn-stone, from its great combustibility. It burns with a blue flame and a peculiar suffocating odor. Sulphur native or prismatic is of two kinds, common and volcanic.

 

SULPHURATE

a.[L. sulphuratus.] Belonging to sulphur; of the color of sulphur. [Little used. ]

 

SULPHURATE

v.t.To combine with sulphur.

 

SULPHURATED

pp. Combined or impregnated with sulphur; as sulphurated hydrogen gas.

 

SULPHURATION

n.Act of addressing or anointing with sulphur.

 

SULPHUREOUS

a.Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. Her snakes untied, sulphureous waters drink.

 

SULPHUREOUSLY

adv. In a sulphureous manner.

 

SULPHUREOUSNESS

n.The state of being sulphureous.

 

SULPHURETED

a.Applied to gaseous bodies holding sulphur in solution; as sulphureted hydrogen.

 

SULPHURIC

a.Pertaining to sulphur; more strictly, designating an acid formed by sulphur saturated with oxygen; as sulphuric acid, formerly called vitriolic acid, or oil of vitrol.

 

SULPHUROUS

a.Like sulphur; containing sulphur; also, designating an acid formed by sulphur subsaturated with oxygen. This is called sulphurous acid.

 

SULPHUR-WORT

n.A plant, hog's fennel, of the genus Peucedanum.

 

SULPHURY

a.Partaking of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SULPHUR

Sul "phur, n. Etym: [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre. ]

 

1. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites ) and sulphates (as gypsum ), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.5; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.

 

Note: It is purified by distillation, and is obtained as a lemon- yellow powder (by sublimation ), called flour, or flowers, of sulphur, or in cast sticks called roll sulphur, or brimstone. It burns with a blue flame and a peculiar suffocating odor. It is an ingredient of gunpowder, is used on friction matches, and in medicine (as a laxative and insecticide ), but its chief use is in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. Sulphur can be obtained in two crystalline modifications, in orthorhombic octahedra, or in monoclinic prisms,the former of which is the more stable at ordinary temperatures. Sulphur is the type, in its chemical relations, of a group of elements, including selenium and tellurium, called collectively the sulphur group, or family. In many respects sulphur resembles oxygen.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily Pierinæ; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, or Colias, philodice ), which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United States. Amorphous sulphur (Chem. ), an elastic variety of sulphur of a resinous appearance, obtained by pouring melted sulphur into water. On standing, it passes back into a brittle crystalline modification. -- Liver of sulphur. (Old Chem. ) See Hepar. -- Sulphur acid. (Chem. ) See Sulphacid. -- Sulphur alcohol. (Chem. ) See Mercaptan. -- Sulphur auratum Etym: [L.] (Old Chem. ), a golden yellow powder, consisting of antimonic sulphide, Sb2S5, -- formerly a famous nostrum. -- Sulphur base (Chem. ), an alkaline sulphide capable of acting as a base in the formation of sulphur salts according to the old dual theory of salts. [Archaic ] -- Sulphur dioxide (Chem. ), a colorless gas, SO2, of a pungent, suffocating odor, produced by the burning of sulphur. It is employed chiefly in the production of sulphuric acid, and as a reagent in bleaching; -- called also sulphurous anhydride, and formerly sulphurous acid. -- Sulphur ether (Chem. ), a sulphide of hydrocarbon radicals, formed like the ordinary ethers, which are oxides, but with sulphur in the place of oxygen. -- Sulphur salt (Chem. ), a salt of a sulphacid; a sulphosalt. -- Sulphur showers, showers of yellow pollen, resembling sulphur in appearance, often carried from pine forests by the wind to a great distance. -- Sulphur trioxide (Chem. ), a white crystalline solid, SO3,obtained by oxidation of sulphur dioxide. It dissolves in water with a hissing noise and the production of heat, forming sulphuric acid, and is employed as a dehydrating agent. Called also sulphuric anhydride, and formerly sulphuric acid. -- Sulphur whale. (Zoöl.) See Sulphur-bottom. -- Vegetable sulphur (Bot. ), lycopodium powder. See under Lycopodium.

 

SULPHURATE

Sul "phu *rate, a. Etym: [L. sulphuratus, sulfuratus.]

 

Defn: Sulphureous. [Poetic & R.] Dr. H. More.

 

SULPHURATE

Sul "phu *rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sulphurated; p. pr. & vb. n.Sulphurating.] (Chem. )

 

Defn: To sulphurize. [Archaic ]

 

SULPHURATION

Sul `phu *ra "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sulfuration, L. sulphuratio,sulfuratio, a vein of sulphur. ]

 

Defn: The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated.

 

SULPHURATOR

SULPHURATOR Sul "phu *ra `tor, n.

 

Defn: An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur.

 

SULPHUR-BOTTOM

SULPHUR-BOTTOM Sul `phur-bot "tom, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A very large whalebone whale of the genus Sibbaldius, having a yellowish belly; especially, S. sulfureus of the North Pacific, and S. borealis of the North Atlantic; -- called also sulphur whale.

 

SULPHUREITY

SULPHUREITY Sul `phu *re "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sulphureous. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

SULPHUREOUS

Sul *phu "re *ous, a. Etym: [L. sulphureus, sulfureus.]

 

Defn: Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. Her snakes united, sulphureous waters drink. Pope. -- Sul *phu "re *ous *ly, adv. -- Sul *phu "re *ous *ness, n.

 

SULPHURET

SULPHURET Sul "phu *ret, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A sulphide; as, a sulphuret of potassium. [Obsoles.]

 

SULPHURETED

SULPHURETED Sul "phu *ret `ed, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Combined or impregnated with sulphur; sulphurized. [Written also sulphuretted.] Sulphureted hydrogen. (Chem. ) See Hydrogen sulphide, under Hydrogen.

 

SULPHURIC

Sul *phu "ric, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sulfurique.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid. (a ) Sulphur trioxide (see under Sulphur ); -- formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs. ] (b ) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, H2SO4, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air ), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc. , and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called vitriolic acid, and now popularly vitriol, and oil of vitriol. -- Fuming sulphuric acid, or Nordhausen sulphuric acid. See Disulphuric acid, under Disulphuric. -- Sulphuric anhydride, sulphur trioxide. See under Sulphur. -- Sulphuric ether, common anæsthetic ether; -- so called because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on alcohol. See Ether, 3 (a ).

 

SULPHURINE

SULPHURINE Sul "phur *ine, a.

 

Defn: Sulphureous. [R.]

 

SULPHURING

SULPHURING Sul "phur *ing, n.

 

Defn: Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of sulphur.

 

SULPHURIZE

SULPHURIZE Sul "phur *ize, v. t. (Chem. )

 

Defn: To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing.

 

SULPHUROUS

Sul "phur *ous, a. Etym: [L. sulphurosus, sulfurosus: cf. F.sulfureux. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to sulphur.

 

2. (Chem. ) (a ) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds.(b ) Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds. Sulphurous acid. (a ) Sulphur dioxide. See under Sulphur. [Obs. ] (b ) An acid, H2SO3, not known in the free state except as a solution of sulphur dioxide in water, but forming a well-known series of salts (the sulphites ). -- Sulphurous anhydride (Chem. ), sulphur dioxide. See under Sulphur.

 

SULPHURWORT

SULPHURWORT Sul "phur *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The hog's fennel. See under Fennel.

 

SULPHURY

SULPHURY Sul "phur *y, a.

 

Defn: Resembling, or partaking of the nature of, sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur.

 

SULPHURYL

Sul "phur *yl, n. Etym: [Sulphur + -yl.] (Chem. )

 

Defn: The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon. Sulphuryl chloride, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid, SO2.Cl2, obtained by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and is hence called also sulphuric chloranhydride.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sulphur

Sul phur |ˈsəlfər ˈsəlfər | a city in southwestern Louisiana, a western suburb of Lake Charles; pop. 19,450 (est. 2008 ).

 

sulphur etc.

sul phur etc. |ˈsʌlfər | ▶noun chiefly British spelling of sulfur. usage: See usage at sulfur .

 

sulphur candle

sul |phur can ¦dle ▶noun a candle containing sulphur, burnt to produce sulphur dioxide for fumigation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sulphur

sulphur |ˈsʌlfə |(US & Chemistry sulfur ) ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 16, a yellow combustible non-metal. (Symbol: S ) • the material of which hellfire and lightning were formerly believed to consist. • a pale greenish-yellow colour: [ as modifier ] : the bird's sulphur-yellow throat. Sulphur occurs in volcanic and sedimentary deposits, as well as being a constituent of many minerals and petroleum. It is normally a bright yellow crystalline solid, but several other allotropic forms can be made. Sulphur is an ingredient of gunpowder, and is used in making matches and as an antiseptic and fungicide. 2 an American butterfly with predominantly yellow wings that may bear darker patches. ●Colias, Phoebis, and other genera, family Pieridae. ▶verb [ with obj. ] disinfect or fumigate with sulphur. DERIVATIVES sulphury adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French sulfre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur . usage: In general use the standard British spelling is sulphur and the standard US spelling is sulfur. In chemistry, however, the -f- spelling is now the standard form in all related words in the field in both British and US contexts.

 

Sulphur

Sul phur |ˈsəlfər ˈsəlfər | a city in southwestern Louisiana, a western suburb of Lake Charles; pop. 19,450 (est. 2008 ).

 

sulphurated

sulphurated |ˈsʌlfjʊreɪtɪd |(US sulfurated ) ▶adjective impregnated or treated with sulphur.

 

sulphur candle

sul |phur can ¦dle ▶noun a candle containing sulphur, burnt to produce sulphur dioxide for fumigation.

 

sulphur dioxide

sul |phur di |ox ¦ide ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a colourless pungent toxic gas formed by burning sulphur in air. ●Chem. formula: SO 2.

 

sulphureous

sulphureous |sʌlˈfjʊərɪəs |(US sulfureous ) ▶adjective of, like, or containing sulphur. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin sulphureus (from sulphur ) + -ous .

 

sulphuretted hydrogen

sulphuretted hydrogen |ˌsʌlfjʊˈrɛtɪd |(US sulfureted hydrogen ) ▶noun Chemistry archaic term for hydrogen sulphide.

 

sulphuric

sulphuric |sʌlˈfjʊərɪk |(US sulfuric ) ▶adjective containing sulphur or sulphuric acid: the sulphuric by-products of wood fires. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French sulfurique, from Latin (as sulphur ).

 

sulphuric acid

sul |phur ¦ic acid |sʌlfjʊərɪkˈasɪd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a strong acid made by oxidizing solutions of sulphur dioxide and used in large quantities as an industrial and laboratory reagent. The concentrated form is an oily, dense, corrosive liquid. ●Chem. formula: H 2 SO 4.

 

sulphurized

sulphurized |ˈsʌlfjʊrʌɪzd |(also sulphurised, US sulfurized ) ▶adjective another term for sulphurated. DERIVATIVES sulphurization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

sulphurous

sulphurous |ˈsʌlf (ə )rəs |(US sulfurous ) ▶adjective 1 (chiefly of vapour ) containing or derived from sulphur: wafts of sulphurous fumes. • like sulphur in colour; pale yellow. 2 marked by anger or profanity: a sulphurous glance. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin sulphurosus, from sulphur (see sulphur ).

 

sulphurous acid

sul ¦phur |ous acid ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry an unstable weak acid formed when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water. It is used as a reducing and bleaching agent. ●Chem. formula: H 2 SO 3.

 

sulphur spring

sul |phur spring ▶noun a spring of which the water contains sulphur or its compounds.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sulphur

sul phur /sʌ́lfə r /名詞 ｟英 ｠＝sulfur .

 

sulphuric

sul phur ic /sʌlfjú ə rɪk /形容詞 ｟英 ｠＝sulfuric .

 

sulphurous

sul phur ous /sʌ́lf (ə )rəs /形容詞 ｟英 ｠＝sulfurous .