sulphur
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
Types & categories
- chemical element hypernym
- brimstone hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
These dried fruits are sulphured
Types & categories
- process hypernym
Related & opposite
- sulfur derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulfur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulfurous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulphuric |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | sulfide |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | vitriol |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical element |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brimstone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulfur |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | process |