Definitions for sulphurous
ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əssul·phurous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sulfurous, sulphurousadjective

   of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolicadjective

   harsh or corrosive in tone

   "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

3. sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurousadjective

   characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

   "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sulphurousadjective

   alternative spelling of sulfurous

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SULPHUREOUS, SULPHUROUSadjective

   Made of brimstone; having the qualities of brimstone; containing sulphur; impregnated with sulphur.

   Etymology: sulphureus, Latin.

   My hour is almost come,
   When I to sulphurous and tormenting flames
   Must render up myself. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Dart and javelin, stones and sulphurous fire. John Milton.

   Is not the strength and vigour of the action between light and sulphureous bodies, observed above, one reason why sulphureous bodies take fire more readily, and burn more vehemently than other bodies do? Isaac Newton, Opt.

   The fury heard, while on Cocytus’ brink,
   Her snakes unty’d sulphureous waters drink. Alexander Pope.

   No sulphureous glooms
   Swell’d in the sky, and sent the lightning forth. James Thomson.

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1. sulphurous

   Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline solid at room temperature. Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element by mass in the universe and the fifth most on Earth. Though sometimes found in pure, native form, sulfur on Earth usually occurs as sulfide and sulfate minerals. Being abundant in native form, sulfur was known in ancient times, being mentioned for its uses in ancient India, ancient Greece, China, and ancient Egypt. Historically and in literature sulfur is also called brimstone, which means "burning stone". Today, almost all elemental sulfur is produced as a byproduct of removing sulfur-containing contaminants from natural gas and petroleum. The greatest commercial use of the element is the production of sulfuric acid for sulfate and phosphate fertilizers, and other chemical processes. Sulfur is used in matches, insecticides, and fungicides. Many sulfur compounds are odoriferous, and the smells of odorized natural gas, skunk scent, grapefruit, and garlic are due to organosulfur compounds. Hydrogen sulfide gives the characteristic odor to rotting eggs and other biological processes. Sulfur is an essential element for all life, but almost always in the form of organosulfur compounds or metal sulfides. Amino acids (two proteinogenic: cysteine and methionine, and many other non-coded: cystine, taurine, etc.) and two vitamins (biotin and thiamine) are organosulfur compounds crucial for life. Many cofactors also contain sulfur, including glutathione, and iron–sulfur proteins. Disulfides, S–S bonds, confer mechanical strength and insolubility of the (among others) protein keratin, found in outer skin, hair, and feathers. Sulfur is one of the core chemical elements needed for biochemical functioning and is an elemental macronutrient for all living organisms.

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1. sulphurous

   Sulphurous refers to something that contains or is related to sulfur, a chemical element. It could also describe something that has the characteristics of sulfur, such as its yellow color, distinct smell or the ability to burn easily. In a broad sense, sulphurous can also be used metaphorically to describe something harsh, fiery or relating to hell-fire due to the historic association of sulfur with hell and damnation in the Christian doctrine.

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1. Sulphurousadjective

   of or pertaining to sulphur

2. Sulphurousadjective

   derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds

3. Sulphurousadjective

   having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds

4. Etymology: [L. sulphurosus, sulfurosus: cf. F. sulfureux.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sulphurous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sulphurous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sulphurous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sulphurous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sulphurous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphurous
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulphurous