Definition

Noun: - Sulphur (or Sulfur): A yellow chemical element (symbol S, atomic number 16) that is found in nature and has a distinctive smell, especially when burned. It is used in making matches, gunpowder, fertilizers, and in vulcanizing rubber.

Usage Examples

• (Sulphur is a chemical element.)
• (The smell of burning sulphur is very distinctive.)
• (People use sulphur to produce fertilizer.)

Advanced Usage

• In industrial and chemical contexts, "lưu hoàng" refers specifically to the elemental substance or its commercial forms.
  • Quá trình này đòi hỏi phải loại bỏ lưu hoàng. (This process requires the removal of sulphur.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diêm sinh: An older or alternative Vietnamese term for sulphur.
  • Diêm sinh cũng có nghĩa là lưu hoàng. (Diêm sinh also means sulphur.)

Synonyms

• Brimstone: An archaic or literary term for sulphur.
• Sulfur: The American English spelling of sulphur.

Related Compounds

• Axit sunfuric: Sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄), a compound made from sulphur.
  • Axit sunfuric được sản xuất từ lưu hoàng. (Sulphuric acid is produced from sulphur.)
• Sunfua: Sulphide, a compound of sulphur with another element.
  • Sắt sunfua là một khoáng chất. (Iron sulphide is a mineral.)

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