sulfuric

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing sulfur

   “sulphuric esters”

   Synonymssulphuric

Questions about sulfuric

What does sulfuric mean?

sulfuric means "of or relating to or containing sulfur".

How many syllables are in sulfuric?

sulfuric has 3 syllables: sul-fur-ic. The stress falls on "fur". In IPA it is /səlˈfjʊɹɪk/.

What is another word for sulfuric?

Close synonyms include sulphuric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sulfuric a common word?

sulfuric is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.