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sulfuric acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
sul-fu-ric acid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulfuric acids (plural) sulphuric acid (alternative, UK)

Phrases

chlorhydrosulfuric acid chlorhydrosulphuric acid chlorosulfuric acid chlorosulphuric acid chrome-sulfuric acid disulfuric acid disulphuric acid fluorosulfuric acid

Frequently Paired Words

oleum sulfate sulphate

Synonyms

E513 vitriol oil of vitriol sulphuric acid

Questions

What does sulfuric acid mean?
A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.

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