Meanings
nounsulfuric acid (countable and uncountable, plural sulfuric acids)
plural sulfuric acids · alternative UK sulphuric acid
- UScountableuncountablechemistryA transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.
Synonyms: E513
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with many industrial applications.
Similar
E513
More synonyms by meaning
noun(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
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Translations
Catalan àcid sulfúric
- àcid sulfúricH2SO4
Chinese Mandarin 硫酸
- 硫酸 (liúsuān)H2SO4
Czech kyselina sírová
- kyselina sírováH2SO4
Danish svovlsyre
- svovlsyreH2SO4
Dutch zwavelzuur
- zwavelzuurH2SO4
Estonian väävelhape
- väävelhapeH2SO4
Finnish rikkihappo
- rikkihappoH2SO4
French acide sulfurique
- acide sulfuriqueH2SO4
German Schwefelsäure
- SchwefelsäureH2SO4
Greek θειικό οξύ
- θειικό οξύ (theiikó oxý)H2SO4
Hindi गंधकाम्ल
- गंधकाम्ल (gandhkāmla)H2SO4
Hungarian kénsav
- kénsavH2SO4
Icelandic brennisteinssýra
- brennisteinssýraH2SO4
Indonesian asam sulfat
- asam sulfatH2SO4
Italian acido solforico
- acido solforicoH2SO4
Japanese 硫酸
- 硫酸 (ryūsan)H2SO4
Korean 황산, 류산
- 황산 (hwangsan)H2SO4
- 류산 (ryusan)H2SO4
Latvian sērskābe
- sērskābeH2SO4
Māori waikawa pungatara
- waikawa pungataraH2SO4
Norwegian Bokmål svovelsyre
- svovelsyreH2SO4
Polish kwas siarkowy
- kwas siarkowyH2SO4
Portuguese ácido sulfúrico
- ácido sulfúricoH2SO4
Romanian acid sulfuric
- acid sulfuricH2SO4
Russian се́рная кислота́
- се́рная кислота́ (sérnaja kislotá)H2SO4
Slovak kyselina sírová
- kyselina sírováH2SO4
Spanish ácido sulfúrico
- ácido sulfúricoH2SO4
Swedish svavelsyra
- svavelsyraH2SO4
Turkish sülfürik asit
- sülfürik asitH2SO4
Vietnamese axit sunfuric
- axit sunfuricH2SO4
Cite this entry
APA
sulfuric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric%20acid
MLA
“sulfuric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfuric acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfuric%20acid.
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