sulphur
/ˈsʌlfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सल्फ़र
गंधक, सल्फ़र
Core word
noun
- 1
[U] technical
a chemical element that is found as a pale yellow solid, burns with a blue flame and a strong unpleasant smell, and is used in medicine and industry
गंधक, सल्फ़र
- Sulphur is used to make matches and gunpowder.
- the smell of sulphur near the hot springs
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
British and American: sulphur is the usual British spelling and sulfur the American one, but scientists now use sulfur everywhere.
British and American में sulphur ब्रिटिश spelling है और sulfur अमेरिकी, लेकिन अब वैज्ञानिक हर जगह sulfur ही लिखते हैं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The chemical symbol of sulphur is S and its atomic number is 16.
GK के लिए, sulphur का रासायनिक प्रतीक S है और इसकी परमाणु संख्या 16 है।