sulfur

Definition

  • noun: a yellow chemical element that has a strong, unpleasant odor when it is burned and that is used in making paper, gunpowder, medicine, etc.
  • noun: a nonmetallic element that occurs either free or combined especially in 'sulfides' and 'sulfates', is a constituent of proteins, exists in several allotropic forms including yellow orthorhombic crystals, resembles oxygen chemically but is less active and more acidic, and is used especially in the chemical and paper industries, in rubber vulcanization, and in medicine for treating skin diseases
  • synonyms: brimstone

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  • (..) We have a big ranch, but it's mostly rocks. Plant things. Nothing will grow but weeds. What makes you think it's up? Is there sulfur around? Or alkali deposits? Alkali nearby. I don't know sulfur. Is that your son? Yes. -Hi. (..)
    2007 There Will Be Blood