sulfurous
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈsʌlfərəs/
- Specialized
:
sulfuroso
- As the volcano erupted, sulfurous smoke billowed into the sky.
- sulfurous breath
But when it reacts with water, it makes sulfurous acid.
- But when it reacts with water, it makes sulfurous acid.
- Alive now, with swirl of dirt, dark smoke crossing the ocean in sulfurous continents, ash falling.
Examples
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But when it reacts with water, it makes sulfurous acid.
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After the rain, a sulfurous odor lingered in the air, reminding us of the nearby hot springs.
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Finally, a sulfurous brown cloud covered all of Triassia.
Fiction book (1994) -
The smell of smoke was thick all around, and there was also a sulfurous odor.
Fiction book (1996) -
The lake was once a huge gravel pit near the river; it filled with sulfurous waste from the concrete block factory up the hill.
Fiction book (1990) -
Within the city, these had to be perceived through a haze of stinking, sulfurous coal smoke.
Fiction book (2001) -
A smell like sulfurous gas streamed off the man as he stared moodily into the fire.
Fiction book (2002) -
One explanation is that the aluminum, jet fuel, and sulfurous oxides being sprayed around will kill off regular plants and trees.
Blog text (12) -
Soak in the natural sulfurous mineral water and maybe cure ailments from rheumatism to muscle ache.
Blog text (31) -
Sniffing the barrel, he exclaimed at the sulfurous smell and gazed darkly at the trembling youth.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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6.1
Containing sulfur or found in chemicals with sulfur
Treated with sulfur to change how a material behaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sulfurous comes from sulfur, the yellow element famous for a sharp 'rotten egg' smell. So sulfurous simply means related to or containing sulfur, often with that strong, unpleasant smell.