sulphuric

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing sulfur

   “sulphuric esters”

   Synonymssulfuric

Questions about sulphuric

What does sulphuric mean?

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

How many syllables are in sulphuric?

sulphuric has 3 syllables: sul-phu-ric. The stress falls on "phu".

What is another word for sulphuric?

Close synonyms include sulfuric. 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 sulphuric a common word?

sulphuric 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.