Associations to the word «Sulphurous»
Noun
- Fume
- Sulphur
- Stench
- Vapor
- Vapour
- Odour
- Fissure
- Acid
- Steam
- Odor
- Smell
- Smoke
- Volcano
- Lava
- Fiend
- Crater
- Iodine
- Precipitate
- Spa
- Furnace
- Ammonia
- Burning
- Grandma
- Crevice
- Crack
- Hydrogen
- Oxide
- Flame
- Crust
- Potassium
- Spring
- Rift
- Sodium
- Thunder
- Swamp
- Chloride
- Woe
- Cloud
- Boiling
- Atmosphere
- Pit
- Lightning
- Cone
- Gas
- Bath
- Mud
- Dioxide
- Roar
- Coal
- Jet
- Quantity
- Salt
- Hell
- Ash
- Apparatus
- Darkness
- Masse
- Yellow
- Oxygen
- Water
- Blast
- Bubble
- Iron
- Solution
- Fire
- Consumption
- Heat
- Black
- Tube
- Substance
- Companion
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SULPHUROUS, adjective. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous
SULPHUROUS ACID, noun. (inorganic compound) (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous acid
Dictionary definition
SULPHUROUS, adjective. Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur.
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".
SULPHUROUS, adjective. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm".
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