BRIMSTONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An old name for sulfur

Synonyms:

brimstone; native sulfur; native sulphur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("brimstone" is a kind of...):

atomic number 16; S; sulfur; 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))

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