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Definition of Sulfurous
1. Adjective. Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur.
2. Adjective. Harsh or corrosive in tone. "A vitriolic critique"
Similar to: Unpleasant
Derivative terms: Acerbity, Acridity, Acridness, Bitterness, Virulence, Virulency, Vitriol
3. Adjective. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. "The sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Definition of Sulfurous
1. Adjective. Containing sulfur. ¹
2. Adjective. (chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sulfurous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfurous
Literary usage of Sulfurous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"sulfurous Aero, H2SO3 Occurrence and Preparation. ... The aqueous solution contains
sulfurous acid, H2SO3. The acid cannot be isolated, as it decomposes on ..."
2. Detection of the Common Food Adulterants by Edwin Morris Bruce (1917)
"The chemicals used as preservatives are sulfurous acid, and the sulfites, salicylic
acid and ... sulfurous acid is used to bleach such foods as canned corn. ..."
3. The Medical Student's Manual of Chemistry by Rudolph August Witthaus (1893)
"It is a powerful bleaching and deoxidizing agent. sulfurous ... Although sulfurous
acid has not been isolated, it, in all probability, exists in the acid ..."
4. A Course in General Chemistry by William McPherson (1913)
"combines with the moisture to form sulfurous acid, which slowly bleaches the ...
In some cases the sulfurous acid apparently combines directly with the ..."
5. Bleaching and Related Processes as Applied to Textile Fibers and Other Materials by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1921)
"with sulfurous acid when treated with mild oxidizing agents, such as dilute
solutions of chloride of lime, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, etc. ..."
6. Qualitative Analysis as a Laboratory Basis for the Study of General by William Conger Morgan (1906)
"sulfurous Acid, H SO . When sulfur dioxid is passed into water, the gas is absorbed
and the solution becomes acid, owing to an interaction between the gas ..."
7. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh, Frances Dorrance (1922)
"In order to emphasize the habitual differences in the manner of attack of the
vapors of sulfurous and hydrochloric acids we will give here illustrations of ..."
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