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  • adjective Not of or pertaining to sulfur.

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non- +‎ sulfur

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Examples

  • Sausage-shaped cells are unicellular cyanobacteria (Synechococcus) and filaments are green nonsulfur bacteria.

    Photosynthesis Bente Lilja Bye 2008

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