Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sulphuric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: sul-phuric
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of sulfuric.

British usage

Example Sentences

"In the case of nitric acid, however, the employment of the aræometer introduces far greater errors than when it is used for sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and in most other cases, as the concentrated nitric acids as a rule always contain nitrogen tetroxide in solution, the quantity being seldom less than 1 per cent., but more generally several per cent., which makes its strength when taken with the aræometer seem greater than it actually is."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sulphuric From sulphur + -ic.

Usage

British usage

Derived Forms

hydrosulphuric pyrosulphuric thiosulphuric

Phrases

disulphuric acid sulphuric acid

Synonyms

sulfuric

Questions

What does sulphuric mean?: Alternative spelling of sulfuric.
Where does sulphuric come from?: Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sulphuric From sulphur + -ic.

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