Sulfur-dye
noun, Chemistry.
1.
any of the class of dyes produced by heating an organic compound, as an indophenol, with sulfur or sodium polysulfide, used chiefly in dyeing cotton.
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adjective 1. consisting of, containing, or pertaining to sulfur. 2. like sulfur, especially in color.
- Sulfuret
noun 1. Chemistry. a sulfide. verb (used with object), sulfureted, sulfureting or (especially British) sulfuretted, sulfuretting. 2. to treat or combine with sulfur.
- Sulfureted-hydrogen
noun, Chemistry. 1. hydrogen sulfide.
- Sulfur-flower
[suhl-fer-flou-er] /ˈsʌl fərˌflaʊ ər/ noun 1. sulphur-flower. sulphur-flower or sulfur-flower [suhl-fer-flou-er] /ˈsʌl fərˌflaʊ ər/ noun 1. a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- Sulfuric
adjective, Chemistry. 1. of, relating to, or containing sulfur, especially in the hexavalent state. sulfuric (sŭl-fyr’ĭk) Containing sulfur, especially sulfur with a valence of 6. Compare sulfurous.