sulphur vs element

element vs sulphur

sulphur and element both are nouns.

sulphur is a verb but element is not a verb.

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

As nouns, element is a hypernym of sulphur; that is, 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)
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 chemical element.

sulphur (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

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

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