sulfurous

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Containing sulfur
Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
see sulphurous. the American spelling of sulphurous
{s} of or pertaining to sulfur, containing sulfur; of or from burning sulfur; hellish; fiery, hot and stifling
sulfurous acid
The weak acid, H2SO3, present in a solution of sulfur dioxide in water; it is a reducing agent and mild bleach
sulfurous acid
A colorless solution of sulfur dioxide in water, H, characterized by a suffocating sulfurous odor, used as a bleaching agent, preservative, and disinfectant
sulphurous
{a} like or containing sulhur, also denoting an acid formed by sulphur undersaturated with oxygene
sulphurous
Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds
sulphurous
harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
sulphurous
Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds
sulphurous
alternative spelling of sulfurous
sulphurous
Of or pertaining to sulphur
sulphurous
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
sulphurous
sul·phur·ous in AM, use sulfurous Sulphurous air or places contain sulphur or smell of sulphur. sulphurous volcanic gases. sulfurous related to, full of, or used with sulphur
sulphurous
{s} of or pertaining to sulphur, containing sulfur; of or from burning sulphur; hellish; fiery, hot and stifling
sulphurous
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