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sulphurous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sulphurous  \Sul"phur*ous\,  a.  [L.  sulphurosus,  sulfurosus:  cf 
  F.  sulfureux.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  sulphur. 
 
  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. 
 
  {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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sulphurous 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {acerb}, 
  {acerbic},  {acid},  {acrid},  {bitter},  {blistering},  {caustic}, 
  {sulfurous},  {venomous},  {virulent},  {vitriolic}] 
  2:  characterized  by  oppressive  heat  and  humidity;  "the  summer 
  was  sultry  and  oppressive";  "the  stifling  atmosphere"; 
  "the  sulfurous  atmosphere  preceding  a  thunderstorm"  [syn: 
  {sultry},  {stifling},  {sulfurous}] 




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