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sulphur
/ˈsʌlfə(r)/
noun
Çeşitli endüstriyel işlemlerde kullanılan soluk sarı kimyasal element (S)
A pale yellow chemical element with atomic number 16, used in matches, gunpowder, and rubber vulcanization.
- The smell of sulphur filled the air after the volcanic eruption.
- Sulphur is essential for making certain types of antibiotics.
- The mine produced large quantities of sulphur every year.
- Geochemists analyzing samples from hydrothermal vents discovered unusually high concentrations of sulphur compounds that support unique bacterial ecosystems in the deep ocean.
- Industrial regulations in many developed nations now limit sulphur emissions from coal-fired power plants to reduce acid rain and respiratory health problems.
- Alchemists in medieval Europe mistakenly believed that sulphur was one of the fundamental principles that composed all metallic substances in nature.