sulfuric

English

Alternative forms

sulphuric (mainly UK)

Etymology

From French sulfurique. See sulfur +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: sŭlfūr'ĭk, IPA^(key): /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/

Adjective

sulfuric (not comparable)

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

Derived terms

hydrosulfuric, hydrosulphuric
iodosulfuric, iodosulphuric
nitrosulfuric, nitrosulphuric
sulfuric acid

sulfuric anhydride, sulphuric anhydride
sulfuric chloride
sulfuric ether, sulphuric ether
sulfuric oxide, sulphuric oxide

Translations

relating to sulfur

Catalan: sulfúric, sulfuri (ca)
Finnish: rikki- (fi)
German: Schwefel- m
Irish: ruibheach
Italian: solforico (it)
Manx: sulfuragh
Portuguese: sulfúrico (pt) m

Romanian: sulfuric (ro) m or n
Russian: се́рный (ru) m (sérnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgach
Spanish: sulfúreo, sulfúrico
Swedish: sulfur-
Welsh: sylffwrig

See also

sulfurous

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