sulfurous acid

sul·fu·rous ac·id

S s

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhl-fyoo r-uh s, suhl-fer- as-id]
- /sʌlˈfyʊər əs, ˈsʌl fər- ˈæs ɪd/
- /sˈʌlfjʊrəs ˈasɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhl-fyoo r-uh s, suhl-fer- as-id]
- /sʌlˈfyʊər əs, ˈsʌl fər- ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of sulfurous acid words

noun sulfurous acid a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach. 1
noun sulfurous acid a colorless acid, H2SO3, known only in the form of its salts or in aqueous solution and used as a chemical reagent, a bleach, in medicine, etc. 0

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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