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sul·fu·re·ous
/ səlˈfyoŏrēəs/
(chiefly Brit. also sul·phu·re·ous)
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adj.
of, like, or containing sulfur.
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SULFUR FERTILIZATION CAN BOOST GRAIN, HAY PROTEIN LEVELS IN SOME AREAS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...release: Winter wheat may respond to sulfur fertilization, especially when applied...study suggests. Additions of soluble sulfur fertilizer significantly increased winter...one of four years. Optimum responses to sulfur were measured at about 10 to 15 pounds...
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Sulfur
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Increases in demand during 1999 caused the world sulfur market to move closer to balance. The tighter...2000. Supply developments In analyzing the sulfur market, it is necessary to look at sulfur in all forms, not just elemental sulfur (brimstone...
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Sulfur.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 2/16/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Production The statistical capacity of sulfur in China is 180 000 t/a and the output...capacity. China had more than 120 sulfur producers in 1993. One-third of the total are producers specialized in sulfur production, and the others are producers...
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Sulfur market prospect holds no room for optimism.(MARKET REPORT: Inorganics)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 1/6/2007; 700+ words
; The price of sulfur in the domestic market has continued to...and demand. China's massive import of sulfur resources remains unchanged, but the...continues to be slack. The demand for sulfur in downstream sectors is therefore always...
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Sulfur assimilation in developing lupin cotyledons could contribute significantly to the accumulation of organic sulfur reserves in the seed
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...currently assumed that the assimilation of sulfur into reduced forms occurs predominantly...developing seeds have a strong requirement for sulfur amino acids for storage protein synthesis...leaf lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) for sulfur assimilation. Cotyledons of developing...
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SULFUR
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Sources of sulfur have varied based on technology and societal...Frasch, 1894) to the forefront of sulfur extraction. Then, by the 1980s, petroleum...percent of the 50 Mt (55 million st) of sulfur in all forms (SAF) produced in the world...
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Sulfur isotope analysis for the identification of sulfur sources.
Magazine article from: The Mineralogical Record; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...described how some purportedly natural Sicilian sulfur specimens sold in the 1970's had actually...this problem, we have investigated the use of sulfur isotopes to discriminate between sulfur from a Sicilian source and sulfur from other...
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Sulfur economy and cell wall biosynthesis during sulfur limitation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Sulfur Economy and Cell Wall Biosynthesis during Sulfur Limitation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii1 We have identified...cell wall polypeptides that specifically accumulate during sulfur limitation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. These polypeptides...
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Sulfur Hurt By Excess Supply.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 8/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; U.S. SULFUR VOLUMES ARE HIGH AND prices are suffering...closures among U.S. fertilizer producers. Sulfur is used to generate the sulfuric acid...phosphate production process. Analysts say sulfur supply and demand is not likely to be...
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Sulfur Dioxide Pollution in Yellowstone Valley of Montana Drops in 2003.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6--Sulfur dioxide pollution from Yellowstone Valley...industries showed they pumped 13,610 tons of sulfur dioxide into the air in 2003, down from 15,200 tons in 2002. The last time sulfur dioxide pollution was that low was in...
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sulfur
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sulfur or sulphur , nonmetallic chemical element...amorphous); valence -2, +4, or +6. Sulfur was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone...L. Lavoisier. Properties and Compounds Sulfur is found in Group 16 of the periodic table...
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Sulfur (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
SULFUR (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...in 2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Sulfur belongs to the chalcogen family. Other...compounds of a metal and oxygen or a metal and sulfur. Compounds that contain two elements...
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Sulfur Cycle in Microorganisms
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Sulfur cycle in microorganisms Sulfur is a key constituent of certain amino acids, proteins, and other biochemicals of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. For example, sulfur is a component of an enzyme called coenzyme A, which is vital...
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Sulfur
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Sulfur Description Sulfur is a homeopathic remedy that is used to treat a variety of chronic or acute ailments. Elemental sulfur is present in all living tissues. Sulfur is often referred to as brimstone...
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Sulfur-Containing Air Pollutants (Particulates)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
SULFUR-CONTAINING AIR POLLUTANTS (PARTICULATES) Sulfur oxides are an important class of air pollutants. They include sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, and various forms of sulfate. The major determinant of total sulfur oxide production is the...
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