单词 | sulfur dioxide |
释义 | sulfur dioxide in American English a heavy, colorless, suffocating gas, SO2, easily liquefied and used as a bleach, disinfectant, preservative, etc. sulfur dioxide in American Englishnoun Chemistry a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO2, formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating Word origin [1865–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, figure skating, maverick, racism, tick-tack-toeExamples of 'sulfur dioxide' in a sentence |
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