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sulphur

/sˈʌlfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
sul-phur
IPA
/sˈʌlfɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sulfur.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of sulfur.

name

A city, the county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.

Etymology

From sulphur.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulphurs (plural) sulphurs (present, singular) sulphuring (participle, present) sulphured (participle, past) sulphured (past)

Derived Forms

chlorsulphuron disulphur organosulphur radiosulphur sulphurate sulphurflower sulphurian sulphuric sulphuriferous sulphurine sulphurise sulphurity

Phrases

golden sulphur Hot Sulphur Springs owly sulphur Sulphur Creek sulphur-free sulphur spring Sulphur Springs ultra-low sulphur diesel

Synonyms

sulfur s atomic number 16

Rhymes With

sulfur

Questions

How do you pronounce sulphur?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌlfɚ/.
What does sulphur mean?
Alternative spelling of sulfur.
Where does sulphur come from?
From sulphur.

How to pronounce sulphur

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