flowers of sulfur

Noun

plural plural-only

(chemistry) yellow flakes of elemental sulfur, either as mined from a fumarole etc, or obtained by distillation

Japanese Meaning

（化学）噴煙孔などから採取される、または蒸留により得られる、黄色い元素硫黄の薄片

The chemist examined the flowers of sulfur under a microscope to confirm their crystal structure.

化学者は結晶構造を確認するため、顕微鏡で黄色い硫黄の薄片を観察した。

Sense（1）

(chemistry) yellow flakes of elemental sulfur, either as mined from a fumarole etc, or obtained by distillation