noun🔗ShareSoufreA chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16."The science lab contained various chemicals, including sulphur. "Le laboratoire de sciences contenait divers produits chimiques, dont du soufre.elementsubstancechemistrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJaune verdâtreA yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur."The child's drawing featured a sun rendered in a bright, almost artificial, sulphur yellow. "Le dessin de l'enfant représentait un soleil rendu dans un jaune verdâtre vif, presque artificiel.colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSoufrerTo treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests."The farmer decided to sulphur his grape vines to protect them from powdery mildew. "L'agriculteur a décidé de soufrer ses vignes pour les protéger du mildiou.agriculturechemistrysciencematerialcompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSoufréAny of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the sulphur coloured species. Compare yellow."While walking through the meadow, I saw a bright yellow butterfly, a type of sulphur, flitting from flower to flower. "En me promenant dans la prairie, j'ai vu un papillon jaune vif, un soufré, voltiger de fleur en fleur.animalinsectnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading