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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state US, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to or containing sulfur wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mineralpetrifiedsulfuroussulphuricsulphuric

Example

More examples

"Was Venus, a desert planet with thick clouds of sulfuric acid, foretelling the future of Earth?"

Etymology

From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic.

Related phrases

sulfuric acidsulfuric anhydridesulfuric chloridesulfuric ethersulfuric oxidesulphuric anhydridesulphuric ethersulphuric oxideoxidation state

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