Old English brynstan, from brin- stem of brinnen "to burn" (see burn (v.)) + stan (see stone (n.)). In Middle English the first element also recorded as brem-, brom-, brum-, bren-, brin-, br [..]

sulfur

Brimstone [N] [S]an inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed by a rain of fire and brimstone ( Genesis 19:24 Genesis 19:2 [..]

n. Sulfur.

an inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed by a rain of fire and brimstone (Gen. 19:24, 25). In Isa. 34:9 allusion is ma [..]

Brimstone, or sulphur, is found in considerable quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. (Genesis 19:24) It is a well-known simple mineral substance, crystalline, easily melted, very inflammable, and [..]

To dream of brimstone, foretells that discreditable dealings will lose you many friends. if you fail to rectify the mistakes you are making. To see fires of brimstone, denotes you will be threatened with loss by contagion in your vicinity.   

Sulphur.    (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221)

(n) an old name for sulfur

sulfur, S. [Boyle] bromcresol... ... green: C21H14Br4O5S, an acid-base indicator that changes from yellow to blue as the pH is raised through 5 ... purple: C21H16Br2O5S, an acid-base indicator that ch [..]

Brimstone, which refers solely to sulphur produced in its elemental form, is used to distinguish elemental sulphur from other sulphur-containing compounds. Brimstone can be recovered from sour oil and gas streams, or mined by processes such as Frasch or as native refined sulphur.

Operational code name for the proposed Allied invasion of Sardinia, 1944

(see Sulfur) Back to Top - C - caduceus The caduceus is the magical staff of Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods and revealer of alchemy. The staff is entwined by two serpents representing the solar and [..]