sulfurous

English

Alternative forms

sulphurous (mainly UK)

Etymology

sulfur +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

(US)IPA^(key): /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/
(UK)IPA^(key): /sʌlˈfjuɹəs/

Adjective

sulfurous (comparative more sulfurous, superlative most sulfurous)

(American spelling) Containing sulfur.
(chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.

Derived terms

sulfurous acid, sulphurous acid
sulfurous chloride, sulphurous chloride

Translations

containing sulfur

Catalan: sulfurós m
Finnish: rikkipitoinen
French: sulfureux (fr)
Ido: sulfoza (io)
Italian: solfifero (it)
Manx: sulfuragh
Persian: گوگردی‎ (fa) (gôgerdi)

Portuguese: sulfuroso
Romanian: sulfuros (ro) m or n
Russian: серни́стый (ru) (sernístyj)
Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgail
Spanish: sulfuroso
Turkish: kükürtlü (tr)

of or relating to sulfur

Finnish: rikki-
Ido: sulfala
Italian: solforoso (it)
Manx: sulfuragh
Persian: گوگردی‎ (fa) (gôgerdi)

Portuguese: sulfuroso, sulfúreo, sulfúrico (pt)
Russian: се́рный (ru) (sérnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgach
Spanish: sulfuroso

See also

sulfuric

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.