'Sulphurous' definitions:
Definition of 'sulphurous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur [syn: sulfurous, sulphurous]
adjective
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" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
adjective
Definition of 'Sulphurous'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Words containing 'Sulphurous'
- Sulphur,
- Sulphurate,
- Sulphurated,
- Sulphurating,
- Sulphuration,
- Sulphurator,
- Sulphureity,
- Sulphureous,
- Sulphureously,
- Sulphureousness,
- Sulphuric,
- Sulphuring,
- Sulphurize,
- sulphurs,
- Amorphous sulphur,
- Liver of sulphur,
- Port Sulphur,
- Ruby of sulphur,
- Sulphur Rock,
- Sulphur Springs,
- Sulphur Springs, IN,
- Sulphur acid,
- Sulphur alcohol,
- Sulphur auratum,
- Sulphur base,
- Sulphur dioxide,
- Sulphur ether,
- Sulphur salt,
- Sulphur showers,
- Sulphur trioxide,
- Sulphur whale,
- Sulphur, LA,
- Sulphur, OK,
- Sulphuric acid,
- Sulphuric anhydride,
- Sulphuric ether,
- Sulphurous acid,
- Sulphurous anhydride,
- Vegetable sulphur,
- cerulic sulphuric,
- native sulphur,
- ruby sulphur,
- sulphur alcohols,
- sulphur bacteria,
- sulphur butterfly,
- sulphur hexafluoride,
- sulphur mine,
- sulphur oxide,
- sulphuric chloranhydride,
- Fuming sulphuric acid,
- Hot Sulphur Springs,
- Nordhausen sulphuric acid,
- Port Sulphur, LA,
- Sulphur Rock, AR,
- Sulphur Springs, AR,
- Sulphur Springs, TX,
- Sulphur-bottom,
- White Sulphur Springs,
- sulphur-yellow,
- Hot Sulphur Springs, CO,
- White Sulphur Springs, MT,
- White Sulphur Springs, WV,
- sulphur-crested cockatoo