SULPHUROUS


Meaning of SULPHUROUS in English

adj. (US sulfurous)

1. relating to or suggestive of sulphur, esp. in colour.

2 Chem. containing quadrivalent sulphur.

Phrases and idioms:

sulphurous acid an unstable weak acid used as a reducing and bleaching acid.

Etymology: L sulphurosus f. SULPHUR

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.