| sulfuric acid |
vitriol: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
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| sulfur |
Sulfur (or Sulphur; see spelling below) is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is an abundant, tasteless, odorless, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystaline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element or as sulfide and sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life and is found in several amino acids. ...
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| sulfa drug |
A type of antibiotic used to treat infection. Also called sulfonamide.
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| sulfonamide |
A type of antibiotic used to treat infection. Also called sulfa drug.
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| sulfurous |
Deadly mixture of smoke and fog peaking in the midtwentieth century in large cities. A smog episode in London in 1952 led to 4000 deaths. The sulfuric acid produced from the fossil fuel sources in use at that time led to a choking mixture when incorporated into fog droplets. It is associated with low temperatures, low actinic flux, and high humidity. This form of air pollution was largely eliminated by legislation in the 1950s that led to reduced emissions of SO 2 and smoke. ...
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