English Dictionary

sulfur cycle

名詞

(chemistry, biochemistry) the natural cycle which includes the mineralization of organic sulfur to sulfide, oxidation of this to sulfate, and reduction of this to sulfide followed by microbial incorporation of this into organic compounds

日本語の意味

自然界における硫黄の循環プロセス：有機硫黄が鉱物化され硫化物に変わり、その硫化物が酸化され硫酸塩となり、さらに還元され再び硫化物となり、微生物によって有機化合物へ取り込まれる一連の化学反応を指す。

Researchers studying coastal sediments found that disturbances in the sulfur cycle can rapidly alter local redox conditions and microbial communities.

沿岸堆積物を研究する研究者たちは、硫黄の生物地球化学的循環の乱れが局所的な酸化還元条件や微生物群集を急速に変化させる可能性があることを発見した。

意味（1）

(chemistry, biochemistry) the natural cycle which includes the mineralization of organic sulfur to sulfide, oxidation of this to sulfate, and reduction of this to sulfide followed by microbial incorporation of this into organic compounds