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sulfur dioxide
noun
- a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
sulfur dioxide
- A colorless, poisonous gas or liquid with a strong odor. It is formed naturally by volcanic activity, and is a waste gas produced by burning coal and oil and by many industrial processes, such as smelting. It is also a hazardous air pollutant and a major contributor to acid rain. Chemical formula: SO 2 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sulfur dioxide1
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Example Sentences
Pfifferling, like most natural wine producers, adds no sulfur dioxide aside from minimal amounts when he bottles the wine.
It does not resist so well hydrochloric acid or sulfur dioxide or alkalies.
Hydrogen sulfide was what gave the characteristic aroma to rotten eggs, and sulfur dioxide wasn't exactly perfume.
Sulfur dioxide or chlorine, for example, would not allow the formation of water-ice.
There is an occasional outpouring of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide.
Violently ill, I felt the sulfur dioxide rush from my lungs.
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