Sulfurous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sulfurous is an adjective meaning (American spelling) Containing sulfur.
Meaning
(American spelling) Containing sulfur.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Example Sentences
The miners slowly walked up the steep crater walls, stopping frequently while clouds of sulfurous gas blanketed the crater in the background.
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!
Word Forms
- sulphurous
Synonyms for sulfurous
Depending on context, synonyms include sulfureous, acerbic, caustic, sultry, virulent, acrid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sulphurous, vitriolic, venomous, virulent, blistering, caustic.
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