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sulfuric

/sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
sul-fu-ric
IPA
/sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

American usage

Etymology

From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/
  • British English: /sʌlˈfjʊəɹɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulphuric (alternative)

Derived Forms

chlorosulfuric disulfuric hydrosulfuric hydrosulphuric hyposulfuric iodosulfuric iodosulphuric nitrosulfuric nitrosulphuric persulfuric thiosulfuric

Phrases

sulfuric acid sulfuric anhydride sulphuric anhydride sulfuric chloride sulfuric ether sulphuric ether sulfuric oxide sulphuric oxide

Frequently Paired Words

sulfurous

Synonyms

sulphuric

Rhymes With

zurich mercuric jurich yurick

Questions

How do you pronounce sulfuric?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/.
What does sulfuric mean?
Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
Where does sulfuric come from?
From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic.

How to pronounce sulfuric

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