sulfuric

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)

1. (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