sulphur dioxide

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sulphur dioxide

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur. It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs (E220), bleaching, and disinfecting. Formula: SO₂ Systematic name sulphur(IV) oxide

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Noun

sulphur dioxide - a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

sulfur dioxide

dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Translations

sulphur dioxide, (US) sulfur dioxide

n → Schwefeldioxid nt

sulphur dioxide n → anidride f solforosa, biossido di zolfo

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