sulph-


Chiefly British.
  1. variant of sulf-.

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British Dictionary definitions for sulph-

sulph-

combining form
  1. containing sulphur: sulphate; sulphonic acid

usage For sulph-

The ``ph'' spelling of sulphur and related words is used in British English. In the US the spelling is sulfur . However, the recommended spelling in chemistry is sulfur and this is found in technical writing. Also the sulf- spelling is used in the names of generic drugs

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