Complete Definition of "sulfurous"

English

Alternative forms
sulphurous (mainly UK)

Adjective
sulfurous

  1. containing sulfur
  2. chemistry of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state

Translations
trans-top|containing sulfur
Italian: solfifero
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trans-bottom

trans-top|having lower oxidation state
Italian: solforoso
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trans-bottom

Derived terms
sulfurous acid, sulphurous acid
sulfurous chloride, sulphurous chloride

See also
sulfuric

it:sulfurous
vi:sulfurous

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