Grating Sulphur With A Large Fork

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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adjective satellite • conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') • being sharply insistent on being heard • unpleasantly loud and harsh
	54%	10		To combine with sulphur; -- said of certain metals or metalloids with sulphur or sulphur compounds.
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	36%	12		Process of treating a substance with sulphur or a sulphur compound
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