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SULFUR [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
S
symbol
7704-34-9
CAS number
DEF

An orthorhombic mineral, the native nonmetallic element S.

OBS

[Sulfur] occurs in yellow crystals at hot springs and fumaroles, and in masses or layers associated with limestone, gypsum, and anhydrite, especially in salt-dome caprock and bedded deposits.

OBS

sulphur: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS); however, the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) recommends "sulfur" rather than "sulphur."

OBS

brimstone: Formerly the common vernacular name for sulphur. Now used chiefly when referring to its inflammable character, and to the biblical use in Gen. xix. 24 and Rev. xix. 20; or in speaking of old-fashioned prescriptions, as 'brimstone and treacle.'

OBS

Also known under a large number of commercial designations, among which: Bensulfoid; Collokit; Colsul; Corosul D and S; Cosan; Crystex; Elosa; Hexasul; Kocide; Kolofog; Kolospray; Kumulus; Microflotox; Sofril; Sperloc-S; Spersul; Sulfidal; Sulforon; Sulkol; Super Cosan; Sulsol; Tesuloid; Thiolux; Thiovit; UN 1350; UN 2448.

PHR

Colloidal, flour, ground vocle, molten, precipitated, solid, sublimed sulfur.

PHR

Flowers of sulfur.

PHR

Sulfur flower, lump, powder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
S
symbol
7704-34-9
CAS number
DEF

Corps simple solide, non métallique, d'une couleur jaune citron.

CONT

Le soufre était l'un des neuf corps simples connus de l'Antiquité [...]. C'est un solide sans odeur ni saveur, mauvais conducteur de la chaleur et de l'électricité [...]

OBS

Élément chimique de symbole S.

OBS

soufre : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
S
symbol
7704-34-9
CAS number
OBS

Elemento no metálico. Insoluble en agua, ligeramente soluble en alcohol y éter, soluble en disulfuro de carbono, tetracloruro de carbono y benceno. Combustible. Poco tóxico. En forma finamente dividida. Es inflamable y explosivo.

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Record 2 2007-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemistry
DEF

... containing or impregnated with sulfur.

PHR

Sulfur-bearing mineral.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Chimie
DEF

Qui contient du soufre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Química
DEF

Dícese del mineral que contiene azufre.

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Record 3 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of various yellow or orange butterflies of the family Pieridae.

CONT

Sulfurs are yellow or orange, and [the] most common species have the wings bordered with black; some sulfurs are very common butterflies; larvae of the common species feed on clover.

CONT

Whites, sulfurs and orange-tips make up the Pieridae family of butterflies.

OBS

Used in the plural, the term "sulfurs" often represents the vernacular generic term that regroups the following genera - Colias, Pieris, Pyristia - that make up the family of Pieridae butterflies. Semantically, the term "sulfur" evokes a sulfur-yellow butterfly, roughly corresponding to the French term "coliade" or its Latin equivalent "Colias", the latter which is usually post-qualified by another Latin term specifying the exact species, e.g. Colias philodice, Colias interior, Colias eurytheme, Colias hyale. In some of the French translated texts consulted, the more colorful term "soufré" has been used, whereas in some other non-translated texts, "coliade" has been used. Before choosing the appropriate equivalent, the translator into French should determine if the term "sulfur", found in the singular, denotes in the source text a specific species in the family or whether it used to represent all the above-mentioned genera of the Pieridae family. In French, one could use "soufré" as a generic term when referring to all the species "Colias" as a whole and whenever the English uses "sulfurs" or "sulfur butterflies", in the plural. The term "coliade" would then be reserved for cases where one would need to specify or describe a particular species. e.g. coliade de la luzerne, coliade intérieur, coliade du trèfle, petit coliade, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Joli papillon de jour, répandu dans les régions tempérées, de coloration ordinairement jaune soufre varié d'orange [...] Famille des Piéridés.

CONT

soufré : Les ailes de ce papillon sont d'un jaune de soufre chez le mâle et blanc jaunâtre chez la femelle. Tous deux ont une tache noire au centre des ailes antérieures et une autre, orange, sur les postérieures. En outre, le mâle a les antérieures largement bordées de noir.

OBS

Attention : en plus des «Sulfurs», le terme «coliade» peut aussi traduire ce que les Anglais appellent les «orange-tips» ou «orange-tip butterflies» (l'Orangé).

Key term(s)
  • orangé

Spanish

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