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sulf

/sulf/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian zolfo, Latin sulfur, sulphur, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).

noun sulf · sulful · sulfului · sulfule

neuter, uncountable sulfur (chemical element)
Similar: pucioasă

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sulfur element

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@misc{sulf_2026,
  title = {sulf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sulf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}