sulfurous

English

Alternative forms

• sulphurous (mainly UK)

Etymology

sulfur +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌlˈfjuɹəs/

Adjective

sulfurous (comparative more sulfurous, superlative most sulfurous)

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

Derived terms

• sulfurous acid, sulphurous acid
• sulfurous chloride, sulphurous chloride

Translations

containing sulfur

• Catalan: sulfurós m
• Finnish: rikkipitoinen
• French: sulfureux (fr)
• Ido: sulfoza (io)
• Italian: solfifero (it)
• Latin: sulfureus
• Manx: sulfuragh
• Persian: گوگردی‎ (fa) (gôgerdi)

• Portuguese: sulfuroso
• Romanian: sulfuros (ro) m or n
• Russian: серни́стый (ru) (sernístyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgail
• Spanish: sulfuroso
• Turkish: kükürtlü (tr)

of or relating to sulfur

• Finnish: rikki-
• Ido: sulfala
• Italian: solforoso (it)
• Manx: sulfuragh
• Persian: گوگردی‎ (fa) (gôgerdi)

• Portuguese: sulfuroso, sulfúreo, sulfúrico (pt)
• Russian: се́рный (ru) (sérnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgach
• Spanish: sulfuroso

See also

• sulfuric