sulfur vs element

element vs sulfur

sulfur and element both are nouns.

sulfur is a verb but element is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sulfur	Yes	No	Yes	No
element	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, element is a hypernym of sulfur; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than sulfur:

sulfur: 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)
element: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

Other hypernyms of sulfur include chemical element.

sulfur (noun)	element (noun)
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)	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
	an abstract part of something
	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

sulfur (verb)	element (verb)
treat with sulphur in order to preserve

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