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sulfuric

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /sʌlˈfjʊəɹɪk/
  • US: sŭlfūr'ĭk
  • US: /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 L F Y UH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or containing sulfur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sulphuric esters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sulphuric

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: серен (seren) — relating to sulfur
  • Catalan: sulfúric — relating to sulfur
  • Catalan: sulfuri — relating to sulfur
  • Finnish: rikki- — relating to sulfur
  • French: sulfurique — relating to sulfur
  • Friulian: sulforic — relating to sulfur
  • German: Schwefel- — relating to sulfur
  • Irish: ruibheach — relating to sulfur
  • Italian: solforico — relating to sulfur
  • Macedonian: сулфурен (sulfuren) — relating to sulfur
  • Manx: sulfuragh — relating to sulfur
  • Polish: siarkowy — relating to sulfur
  • Portuguese: sulfúrico — relating to sulfur
  • Romanian: sulfuric — relating to sulfur
  • Russian: се́рный (sérnyj) — relating to sulfur
  • Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgach — relating to sulfur
  • Sicilian: surfùricu — relating to sulfur
  • Spanish: sulfúreo — relating to sulfur
  • Spanish: sulfúrico — relating to sulfur
  • Swedish: sulfur- — relating to sulfur
  • Ukrainian: сірча́ний (sirčányj) — relating to sulfur
  • Welsh: sylffwrig — relating to sulfur