Meanings
adjectivesulfuric (not comparable)
alternative sulphuric
- USnot comparablechemistryOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or containing sulfur
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Origin
- Frenchsulfurique
- Englishsulfuric
From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian серен
- серен (seren)relating to sulfur
Catalan sulfúric, sulfuri
- sulfúricrelating to sulfur
- sulfurirelating to sulfur
Finnish rikki-
- rikki-relating to sulfur
French sulfurique
- sulfuriquerelating to sulfur
German Schwefel-
- Schwefel-relating to sulfur
Irish ruibheach
- ruibheachrelating to sulfur
Italian solforico
- solforicorelating to sulfur
Polish siarkowy
- siarkowyrelating to sulfur
Portuguese sulfúrico
- sulfúricorelating to sulfur
Romanian sulfuric
- sulfuricrelating to sulfur
Russian се́рный
- се́рный (sérnyj)relating to sulfur
Scottish Gaelic pronnasgach
- pronnasgachrelating to sulfur
Spanish sulfúreo, sulfúrico
- sulfúreorelating to sulfur
- sulfúricorelating to sulfur
Swedish sulfur-
- sulfur-relating to sulfur
Ukrainian сірча́ний
- сірча́ний (sirčányj)relating to sulfur
Welsh sylffwrig
- sylffwrigrelating to sulfur
Cite this entry
APA
sulfuric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric
MLA
“sulfuric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfuric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric.
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