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Meaning of "low-sulphur" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW-SULPHUR

low-sulphur  [ˌləʊˈsʌlfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW-SULPHUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low-Sulphur is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOW-SULPHUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of low-sulphur in the English dictionary

The definition of low-sulphur in the dictionary is containing or made from sources containing relatively little sulphur.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOW-SULPHUR


Alfa
ˈælfə
alfalfa
ælˈfælfə
alpha
ˈælfə
desulphur
diːˈsʌlfə
do-it-yourselfer
ˌduːɪtjɔːˈselfə
golfer
ˈɡɒlfə
halfa
ˈhælfə
nongolfer
ˌnɒnˈɡɒlfə
pedalfer
pɪˈdælfə
pentalpha
pɛnˈtælfə
pilfer
ˈpɪlfə
rolfer
ˈrɒlfə
sulfur
ˈsʌlfə
sulphur
ˈsʌlfə
telfer
ˈtɛlfə
telpher
ˈtɛlfə
wolfer
ˈwʊlfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW-SULPHUR

low-pass filter
low-pitched
low-powered
low-pressure
low-priced
low-profile
low-quality
low-rent
low-rise
low-scoring
low-season
low-slung
low-spirited
low-spiritedness
low-start mortgage
low-tar
low-tech
low-tension
low-velocity zone
low-water mark

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW-SULPHUR

Arthur
Ashur
Asshur
chur
craythur
flowers of sulphur
liver of sulphur
Macarthur
mohur
Port Arthur
sambhur
the craythur
Uighur
Winterthur

Synonyms and antonyms of low-sulphur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «low-sulphur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW-SULPHUR

Find out the translation of low-sulphur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low-sulphur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low-sulphur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低硫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo contenido de azufre
570 millions of speakers

English

low-sulphur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम सल्फर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منخفض الكبريت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с низким содержанием серы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo teor de enxofre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম সালফার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faible teneur en soufre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah sulfur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwefelarmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低硫黄の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저 유황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang belerang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

- lưu huỳnh thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த சல்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी-सल्फर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşük kükürtlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso tenore di zolfo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niskiej zawartości siarki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з низьким вмістом сірки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conținut scăzut de sulf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλής περιεκτικότητας σε θείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae- swael
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lågsvavlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

med lavt svovelinnhold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low-sulphur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-SULPHUR»

The term «low-sulphur» is regularly used and occupies the 84.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW-SULPHUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low-sulphur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW-SULPHUR»

Discover the use of low-sulphur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low-sulphur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Welding Steels Without Hydrogen Cracking
In these cases special precautions are necessary and are outlined in Chapter 4. Low sulphur contents, e.g. <0.015%, have been shown2,3 to increase the risk of hydrogen cracking in one specific instance when a C-Mn steel was being welded  ...
‎1993
2
Sulphur in Plants
The response of oil content to sulphur application is less consistent than that of yield, but increases in oil content appears more likely where a low sulphur status occurs. Small changes in fatty acid composition may occur. Differences in protein  ...
Y.P. Abrol, A. Ahmad, 2003
3
Biotechnology - The Science and the Business
However, as the demand for low-sulphur coal grows, its price will inevitably increase and provide a stimulus to the development of cheap methods for desulphurisation either of feedstock coal or of the effluent gases. An important issue is thus ...
Derek G. Springham, Vivian Moses, Ronald E. Cape, 1999
4
Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines
Low-Sulphur. Fuels. Environmental concerns over damage to ecosystems resulting from sulphur emissions have stimulated the creation of SOx emission control areas (SECAs). An IMO framework proposed a global fuel sulphur content cap of ...
Doug Woodyard, 2009
5
Acid Earth: The Global Threat of Acid Pollution
Using low-sulphur oil and coal Using low-sulphur fuels may seem a simple and obvious solution, but supplies (especially of oil) are limited. Low-sulphur crudes are almost always light, and are more expensive because they yield more ...
John McCormick, 2013
6
Finance Act 2004
12) Part 1 - Excise duties (descriptions of hydrocarbon oil: ultra low sulphur petrol and unleaded petrol) substitute — "(3 A) "Ultra low sulphur petrol" means unleaded petrol — (a) the sulphur content of which does not exceed 0.005 per cent. by ...
Stationery Office, The, 2004
7
Third World Petroleum Congress the Hague 1951
thousandths (0.003 >n-)- With the low-sulphur fuel and the heavy-duty oil, the wear was about one-half thousandths (0.0015 in.), or approximately one-half the amount of wear obtained with the regular oil. See Figure 1. d) In the same fleet ( No.
8
The Oil Traders' Word(s): Oil Trading Jargon
No. No. 2 Fueloil (Heating Oil) A distillate and low sulphur fueloil 10% is distilled at 500o F/260o C and 90% of its volume is distilled at 640o F/338o C and meets the specifications defined in ASTM Specification D 396 It is used for industrial ...
Stefan Van Woenzel, 2012
9
Petroleum Refining. Vol....
They require either the purchase of more expensive low sulphur crude oil, or the need to revamp existing hydrodesulphurising (hydrofining) processes, or investment in new, more severe, treatment. At the beginning of the 1990s, in Europe ...
Jean-Pierre Favennec, Robin Baker
10
The Petroleum Handbook
1.5% on residue Western Europe UK (Forties) 4.3 22.5 12.2 21.9 395 Very low sulphur: 0.3% on crude, 0.6% on residue Norway 3.3 31.2 13.6 21.6 30.8 Very low sulphur: (Ekotisk) 0.1% on crude, 0.3% on residue Middle East Saudi Arabia 1.7 ...
Shell, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW-SULPHUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low-sulphur is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Concerns Remain Over the Use of Low-sulphur - MarineLink
Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director at UK P&I Club, comments on the increased demand for using low-sulphur fuels in shipping: ... «MarineLink, Jul 15»
2
Mercury diesel outboard powers up US forces
The new OptiMax diesel outboard is a spark-ignited, direct fuel injected two-stroke engine which has been designed to run on ultra low-sulphur ... «Marine Business, Jul 15»
3
LR, Penn Oak Energy Partner for LNG Retrofit Service
... emissions (nitrogen oxide, sulphur oxide and particulate matter) as compared with heavy bunker oil and even low-sulphur marine diesel. «MarineLink, Jul 15»
4
LR, Penn Oak Energy Partner for LNG Retrofit - MarineLink
... emissions (nitrogen oxide, sulphur oxide and particulate matter) as compared with heavy bunker oil and even low-sulphur marine diesel. «MarineLink, Jul 15»
5
Ship Emissions 3rd Largest Air Pollution Source in China
In 2013, Hong Kong chief executive C. Y. Leung called for "green transport", requiring vessels to use low-sulphur diesel in the Pearl River Delta ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»
6
Assessing future fuels
The cost of crude pyrolysis oil produced in Canada and delivered in Europe is comparable to low-sulphur MGO (when the study was ... «The Motorship, Jul 15»
7
Region should follow Hong Kong's example on cleaner fuel for vessels
Since July 1, ocean-going vessels have been required to switch to low-sulphur fuel within local waters under a new law to improve air quality. «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
8
Demand Surge Sees Atlantic Gulf Bunkering Expand MGO, ECA …
We have strong blending capability and we are able to make these low-sulphur fuels in volume." Atlantic Gulf Bunkering says that the ECA ... «Ship & Bunker, Jul 15»
9
Berthing ships must use fuel with low sulphur under new Hong Kong …
An anti-pollution law under which all ocean-going vessels must be powered by low-sulphur fuel while berthing in Hong Kong took effect ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
Successful Demonstration of the ME-LGI Concept: Mitsui tests first …
... technology and said: “The immediate market acceptance of our ME-GI (Gas Injection) engine confirmed the growing demand for low-sulphur, ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Low-Sulphur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/low-sulphur>. May 2024 ».
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