sulfur

sulfur
sulfur (n.) also sulphur, c.1300, from O.Fr. soufre (13c.), from L.L. sulfur, from L. sulphur, probably from a root meaning "to burn." Ousted native BRIMSTONE (Cf. brimstone) and cognate O.E. swefl.

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