Definition of plastic sulphur in English:
plastic sulphur
noun
(US plastic sulfur)
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.
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