sulfur dioxide
a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO2, 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.
Origin of sulfur dioxide
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How to use sulfur dioxide in a sentence
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.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. SlossonHydrogen sulfide was what gave the characteristic aroma to rotten eggs, and sulfur dioxide wasn't exactly perfume.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwinsulfur dioxide or chlorine, for example, would not allow the formation of water-ice.
Planet of Dread | Murray LeinsterThere is an occasional outpouring of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
Violently ill, I felt the sulfur dioxide rush from my lungs.
Question of Comfort | Les Collins
Scientific definitions for 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: SO2.
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