sulphuric acid
sulphuric acid · sulphuric acids
A colourless highly corrosive liquid, H₂SO₄A colourless highly corrosive liquid, H₂SO₄.
» Sulphuric acid was formally referred to as Melanterite oil.
terrywallwork · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A colourless highly corrosive liquid, H₂SO₄.
(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Examples
1 sentencesSulphuric acid was formally referred to as Melanterite oil.
Forms
plural: sulphuric acidsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry:vitrioloil of vitriolsulfuric acid
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedethylsulphuric acid
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable