NATIVE SULPHUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does native sulphur mean? 

• NATIVE SULPHUR (noun)
  The noun NATIVE SULPHUR has 1 sense:

1. an old name for sulfur

  Familiarity information: NATIVE SULPHUR used as a noun is very rare.

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• NATIVE SULPHUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An old name for sulfur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

brimstone; native sulfur; native sulphur

Hypernyms ("native sulphur" is a kind of...):

atomic number 16; S; sulfur; sulphur (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))