Phrase guide

black sulfur

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A grey, impure variety of sulfur, usually the dregs of sulfur purification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: síra šedá — dark impure sulfur
  • Czech: síra koňská — dark impure sulfur
  • Danish: graat svovl — dark impure sulfur
  • Danish: Hestesvovl — dark impure sulfur
  • Danish: Heste-svovl — dark impure sulfur
  • Dutch: paardezwavel — dark impure sulfur
  • French: soufre noir — dark impure sulfur
  • French: soufre gris — dark impure sulfur
  • French: soufre caballin — dark impure sulfur
  • German: Grauer Schwefel — dark impure sulfur
  • German: Roßschwefel — dark impure sulfur
  • German: Rotzschwefel — dark impure sulfur
  • German: Pferdschwefel — dark impure sulfur
  • Ancient Greek: θεῖον πεπυρωμένον (theîon pepurōménon) — dark impure sulfur
  • Italian: zolfo nero — dark impure sulfur
  • Italian: zolfo cavallino — dark impure sulfur
  • Latin: sulfur nigrum — dark impure sulfur
  • Latin: sulfur griseum — dark impure sulfur
  • Latin: sulfur caballinum — dark impure sulfur
  • Norwegian: Hestesvovel — dark impure sulfur
  • Polish: siarka szara — dark impure sulfur
  • Polish: siarka końska — dark impure sulfur
  • Portuguese: enxofre cavallino — dark impure sulfur
  • Russian: сѣра сѣрая (sěra sěraja) — dark impure sulfur
  • Russian: сѣра конская (sěra konskaja) — dark impure sulfur
  • Russian: лошадиной сѣры (lošadinoj sěry) — dark impure sulfur
  • Spanish: azufre negro — dark impure sulfur
  • Spanish: azufre caballuno — dark impure sulfur
  • Swedish: gråsvavel — dark impure sulfur
  • Swedish: grått svavel — dark impure sulfur
  • Swedish: häst-svavel — dark impure sulfur