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sulphur vs chemical element

chemical element vs sulphur

sulphur and chemical element both are nouns.

sulphur is a verb but chemical element is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sulphur Yes No Yes No
chemical element Yes No No No
As nouns, chemical element is a hypernym of sulphur; that is, chemical element is a word with a broader meaning than sulphur:
  • sulphur: 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)
  • chemical 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 sulphur include element.
sulphur (noun) chemical 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) 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
sulphur (verb) chemical element (verb)
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
Difference between sulphur and chemical element

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