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Sulphur-bottom — Sul phur bot tom, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A very large whalebone whale of the genus {Sibbaldius}, having a yellowish belly; especially, {S. sulfureus} of the North Pacific, and {S. borealis} of the North Atlantic; called also {sulphur whale}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sulphur-bottom — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun also sulphur bottom whale Etymology: so called from the yellowish splotches on its belly : blue whale * * * /sul feuhr bot euhm/, n. See blue whale. [1775 85] * * * sulˈphur bottom … Useful english dictionary
sulphur-bottom whale — noun see sulphur bottom … Useful english dictionary
sulphur-bottom — /ˈsʌlfə bɒtəm/ (say sulfuh botuhm) noun → blue whale. Also, sulfur bottom …
sulphur bottom whale — noun the blue whale … Wiktionary
Sulphur — Sul phur, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] 1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulphur acid — Sulphur Sul phur, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] 1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulphur alcohol — Sulphur Sul phur, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] 1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulphur auratum — Sulphur Sul phur, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] 1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulphur base — Sulphur Sul phur, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.] 1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
