Meanings
nounsulfur dioxide (uncountable)
alternative Commonwealth sulphur dioxide
- USuncountablechemistryA toxic gas, of molecular formula SO₂ that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
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Translations
Catalan diòxid de sofre
- diòxid de sofrethe compound SO2
Chinese Cantonese 二氧化硫
- 二氧化硫 (ji⁶ joeng⁵ faa³ lau⁴)the compound SO2
Chinese Mandarin 二氧化硫
- 二氧化硫 (èryǎnghuàliú)the compound SO2
Czech oxid siřičitý
- oxid siřičitýthe compound SO2
Dutch zwaveldioxide
- zwaveldioxidethe compound SO2
Esperanto sulfura dioksido
- sulfura dioksidothe compound SO2
Finnish rikkidioksidi
- rikkidioksidithe compound SO2
French dioxyde de soufre
- dioxyde de soufrethe compound SO2
German Schwefeldioxid
- Schwefeldioxidthe compound SO2
Hindi गन्धक द्विजारेय
- गन्धक द्विजारेय (gandhak dvijārey)the compound SO2
Hungarian kén-dioxid
- kén-dioxidthe compound SO2
Icelandic brennisteinsdíoxið, brennisteinstvíoxíð
- brennisteinsdíoxiðthe compound SO2
- brennisteinstvíoxíðthe compound SO2
Italian diossido di zolfo, anidride solforosa
- diossido di zolfothe compound SO2
- anidride solforosathe compound SO2
Japanese 二酸化硫黄
- 二酸化硫黄 (nisankaiō)the compound SO2
Persian سولفور دیاکسید
- سولفور دیاکسیدthe compound SO2
Portuguese dióxido de enxofre
- dióxido de enxofrethe compound SO2
Russian двуо́кись се́ры, диокси́д се́ры
- двуо́кись се́ры (dvuókisʹ séry)the compound SO2
- диокси́д се́ры (dioksíd séry)the compound SO2
Spanish dióxido de azufre
- dióxido de azufrethe compound SO2
Swedish svaveldioxid
- svaveldioxidthe compound SO2
Thai ซัลเฟอร์ไดออกไซด์
- ซัลเฟอร์ไดออกไซด์the compound SO2
Turkish kükürt dioksit
- kükürt dioksitthe compound SO2
Cite this entry
APA
sulfur dioxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfur%20dioxide
MLA
“sulfur dioxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfur%20dioxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfur dioxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfur%20dioxide.
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