sulfuric acid
A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial…A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.
» Tom fell into a vat of sulfuric acid.
Tom fiel in einen Bottich mit Schwefelsäure. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.
Schwefelsäure
се́рная кислота́sérnaja kislotá
- (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Examples
10 sentencesTom fell into a vat of sulfuric acid.
deTom fiel in einen Bottich mit Schwefelsäure. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Venus has clouds of sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid is stronger than acetic acid.
ruСерная кислота крепче уксусной. — odexed
The salts of sulfuric acid are called sulfates.
Sulfuric acid was once known as "oil of vitriol."
deFrüher wurde Schwefelsäure als „Vitriolöl“ bezeichnet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: sulfuric acidsSynonyms
4 synonyms- (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry:vitrioloil of vitriolsulphuric acid
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable