sulphurous
a . 硫磺的;含有硫磺的
硫磺的;含有硫磺的
sulphurous adj 1 :
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur [
synonym : {
sulfurous }, {
sulphurous }]
2 :
harsh or corrosive in tone ; "
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose "; "
a barrage of acid comments "; "
her acrid remarks make her many enemies "; "
bitter words ";
"
blistering criticism "; "
caustic jokes about political assassination ,
talk -
show hosts and medical ethics "; "
a sulfurous denunciation "; "
a vitriolic critique " [
synonym :
{
acerb }, {
acerbic }, {
acid }, {
acrid }, {
bitter }, {
blistering },
{
caustic }, {
sulfurous }, {
sulphurous }, {
virulent },
{
vitriolic }]
3 :
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity ; "
the summer was sultry and oppressive "; "
the stifling atmosphere "; "
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm " [
synonym :
{
sultry }, {
stifling }, {
sulfurous }, {
sulphurous }]
Sulphurous \
Sul "
phur *
ous \,
a . [
L .
sulphurosus ,
sulfurosus :
cf .
F .
sulfureux .]
1 .
Of or pertaining to sulphur .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Chem .)
(
a )
Derived from ,
or containing ,
sulphur ;
specifically ,
designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds .
(
b )
Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide ,
or of hydrogen sulphide ,
or of other sulphur compounds .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Sulphurous acid }.
(
a )
Sulphur dioxide .
See under {
Sulphur }. [
Obs .]
(
b )
An acid , {
H2SO3 },
not known in the free state except as a solution of sulphur dioxide in water ,
but forming a well -
known series of salts (
the sulphites ).
{
Sulphurous anhydride } (
Chem .),
sulphur dioxide .
See under {
Sulphur }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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