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Definition: Sulphuric Acid |
Sulphuric AcidNoun1. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Sulphuric AcidSynonyms: oil of vitriol (n), sulfuric acid (n), vitriol (n). (additional references) |
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 | Sulphuric acid fumes kills trees on top of Iron Mountain Mine. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Students in class learning how to prepare sulphuric acid, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Copper mining and sulphuric acid plant. Copperhill, Tennessee. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Economic History | Australia | Key product segments are chlorine, titanium oxide, sodium cyanide, ammonia (industrial), caustic soda, sulphuric acid, and soda ash. (references) |
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Expressions using "sulphuric acid": ethyl sulphuric acid ♦ Fuming sulphuric acid ♦ Nordhausen sulphuric acid ♦ sulphovinic or ethyl sulphuric acid. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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sulphuric acid | 49 |
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| Language | Translations for "sulphuric acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 硫酸 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | svovlsyre, E513. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zwavelzuur, vitriool, E513, diwaterstofsulfaat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rikkihappo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | E513, acide sulfurique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schwefelsäure (sulphuric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | θειικό οξύ (chamber acid, sulfuric acid, vitriol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | E513 (E513), acido solforico (sulfuric acid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | soorid sulfuragh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ulphuricsay aciday E513 (E513), acido sulfurico (E513), ácido sulfúrico (sulfuric acid). (various references) ácido sulfúrico (sulfuric acid). (various references) avsvavlingsanläggning (sulfur recovery plant, sulphuric acid plant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-h-i-i-l-p-r-s-u-u" | |
-4 letters: pilchards. | |
-5 letters: apiculus, chalcids, chiliads, cichlids, culicids, cuspidal, diarchic, diphasic, parchisi, pilchard, spicular, suicidal. | |
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