atomic number 16

Definitions of atomic number 16

1. noun

   an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
   synonyms: S, sulfur, sulphur

   types:

   brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur

   an old name for sulfur

   type of:

   chemical element, element

   any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter