- sulfurousness
- noun see sulfurous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sulfurousness
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sulfurousness — sul·fu·rous·ness … English syllables
sulfurousness — noun see sulfurous … Useful english dictionary
sulfurous — also sulphurous adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds < sulfurous esters > b. resembling or emanating from sulfur and especially burning sulfur 2. a. of,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sulfurous — sulfurously, adv. sulfurousness, n. /sul feuhr euhs, sul fyoor euhs/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or containing sulfur, esp. in the tetravalent state. 2. of the yellow color of sulfur. 3. sulphurous (defs. 2, 3). [1520 30; < L sulfurosus. See… … Universalium
sulfurous — [sul′fər əs, sul fyoor′əs] adj. [L sulphurosus] 1. of or containing sulfur, esp. tetravalent sulfur 2. like burning sulfur in odor, color, etc. 3. of or suggesting the fires of hell; infernal; hellish 4. violently emotional; heated; fiery… … English World dictionary
