Sulfurous Definition

sŭlfər-əs, -fyər-, sŭl-fyo͝orəs
adjective
Of or containing sulfur, esp. tetravalent sulfur.
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Like burning sulfur in odor, color, etc.
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Of or suggesting the fires of hell; infernal; hellish.
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Violently emotional; heated; fiery.
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Sulfurous Sentence Examples

  • Scientists have identified the sulfurous gas as dimethylsulfide (DMS).

  • The dragon brought his head very close to Trimus ' till the young mage 's eyes were watering from the wyrm's sulfurous breath.

  • After the last molten flow came nothing but sulfurous fumes from a pressurized underworld.

  • Alchemical treatises frequently warned of the hazards of working with sulfurous exhalations and volatile chemicals.

  • Cabbage, in particular, is a sulfurous vegetable known to cause stomach upset in large quantities.

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