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Minerals > Sulfur

Preferred term

Sulfur  

Definition

  • Pale yellow non-metallic element having crystalline and amorphous forms, burning with a blue flame and a suffocating smell, used in making gunpowder, matches and sulphuric acid; in the vulcanizing of rubber; and in the treatment of skin diseases [OED]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Brimstone
  • Sulphur

Notation

  • 119169

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-P2FL1N12-G

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