Sulphur, city, United States

Sulphur, city (1990 pop. 20,125), Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1914. It is a trade center for an area producing natural gas, oil, and timber as well as sorghum, soybeans, cattle, and crawfish. Industry centers chiefly around petroleum products, chemicals, and related enterprises. Engines, concrete products, machinery, and lumber are also manufactured. The city was named for a sulfur dome that was mined from 1894 to 1924. In 1924 oil was discovered nearby.

sulphur, chemical element

sulphur: see sulfur sulfur or sulphur , nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. no. 16; at. wt. 32.06; m.p. 112.8°C; (rhombic), 119.0°C; (monoclinic), about 120°C; (amorphous); b.p. 444.674°C;; sp. gr. at 20°C;, 2.07 (rhombic), 1.
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sulphur (US), sulfur

a. an allotropic nonmetallic element, occurring free in volcanic regions and in combined state in gypsum, pyrite, and galena. The stable yellow rhombic form converts on heating to monoclinic needles. It is used in the production of sulphuric acid, in the vulcanization of rubber, and in fungicides. Symbol: S; atomic no.: 16; atomic wt.: 32.066; valency: 2, 4, or 6; relative density: 2.07 (rhombic), 1.957 (monoclinic); melting pt.: 115.22°C (rhombic), 119.0°C (monoclinic); boiling pt.: 444.674°C

b. (as modifier): sulphur springs

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linens will start to grow and produce some of the typical pungent, sulfury flavors of smear-ripened cheeses.

Smear-ripened sheep milk cheeses have potential by Emerging Food R&D Report

Before drilling, our well was loaded with a sulfury water that was plentiful; I could water [the lawn] for days and even pump excess into our pond," she said.

Fayetteville Shale Play spurs concerns: environmental impact remains ... by Hinkel, Nate / Arkansas Business

Tasters, working in small cubicles like those at a driver's license examiners office, check for strange smells -- a buttery, fruity or sulfury aroma -- or bad tastes, mostly metallic.

Brew mistress: Pat Henry was first one at a major American brewery. ... by Murray, Arthur O. / Business North Carolina

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