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sulfurous
Containing sulfur, especially sulfur with a valence of 4 or 3.
Compare sulfuric
Characteristic of or emanating from burning sulfur.
Other Word Forms
- sulfurously adverb
- sulfurousness noun
- nonsulfurous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sulfurous1
Example Sentences
Does this mean that humans also have the potential to create sulfurous stinks from our own insides?
Sulfuric acid forms in the atmosphere from various sulfurous substances.
Visitors often compare the smell of the sulfurous water in the springs to rotten eggs.
Thousands of residents were forced to move out of their homes to escape a sulfurous stench and maladies including headaches, nausea and nose bleeds.
Crackly and sweet, with the sulfurous rattle of scallions just below the surface, the bread makes for superb snacking.
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