sulfuric

English

Alternative forms

• sulphuric (mainly UK)

Etymology

From French sulfurique. See sulfur +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sulfuric (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• hydrosulfuric, hydrosulphuric
• iodosulfuric, iodosulphuric
• nitrosulfuric, nitrosulphuric
• persulfuric
• 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 (es)
• Swedish: sulfur-
• Welsh: sylffwrig

See also

• sulfurous