Sulfurous

//ˈsʌlfəɹəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing sulfur. US

    "It must be so—I will arise and waken The multitude, and like a sulphurous hill, Which on a sudden from its snows had shaken The swoon of ages, it shall burst, and fill The world with cleansing fire; it must, it will— It may not be restrained!"

  2. 2
    Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by oppressive heat and humidity wordnet
  2. 2
    harsh or corrosive in tone wordnet
  3. 3
    of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acerbacerbicacheronticacidacridalabastrine

Example

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"On the moon Io, a volcano erupted, spewing molten lava and sulfurous gases."

Etymology

From Latin sulphurōsus. By surface analysis, sulfur + -ous.

Related phrases

sulfurous acidsulfurous chloridesulphurous acidsulphurous chlorideoxidation state

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