adj. (US sulfurous) 1 relating to or suggestive of sulphur, esp. in colour. 2 Chem. containing quadrivalent sulphur. sulphurous acid an unstable weak acid used as a reducing and bleaching acid.
[ L sulphurosus f. SULPHUR ]
SULPHUROUS
Meaning of SULPHUROUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012