sulphur

Plural: sulphurs

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)
• Alternative spelling of sulfur.

Verb

Verb Forms: sulphured, sulphuring, sulphurs

• An alternative spelling for sulfur: to treat with sulfur.
• treat with sulphur in order to preserve
  • "These dried fruits are sulphured"
• Alternative spelling of sulfur.

Examples

• My strategy was to SULPHUR the board with high-scoring words.

Synonyms

atomic number 16, S, sulfur

Anagrams of sulphur