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Definition of plastic sulphur in English:

plastic sulphur

(US plastic sulfur)

noun

Chemistry

  • An amorphous allotrope of sulphur consisting of long tangled chains of sulphur atoms, produced by the sudden cooling of molten sulphur to a solid state.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Graham (1805–1869), chemist.