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sulfurous
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sulfurous
(adjective)
sulfurous
(US)
adjective
or chiefly British
sulphurous
/
ˈ
sʌlfərəs/
sulfurous
(US)
adjective
or chiefly British
sulphurous
/
ˈ
sʌlfərəs/
Britannica Dictionary definition of SULFUROUS
chemistry
:
of, relating to, or containing sulfur
sulfurous
compounds/gas
a
sulfurous
odor
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