That's when carbonic acid from the groundwater above and sulfuric acid from the hydrocarbon field below went to work dissolving limestone.
Elizabeth Lowell THIS TIME LOVE (2002)
All related terms of 'sulfuric'
sulfuric acid
an oily , colorless, corrosive liquid, H 2 SO 4 , used in making dyes , paints , explosives , fertilizers , etc.
sulfuric(IV) acid
an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H 2 SO 3
sulfuric(VI) acid
a colourless dense oily corrosive liquid produced by the reaction of sulphur trioxide with water and used in accumulators and in the manufacture of fertilizers , dyes, and explosives . Formula: H 2 SO 4
sulfur trioxide
a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable ( alpha- ) form is usually obtained as silky needles . It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide , and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO 3
sulphur
Sulphur is a yellow chemical which has a strong smell .
sulphuric(IV) acid
an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H 2 SO 3
sulphuric(VI) acid
a colourless dense oily corrosive liquid produced by the reaction of sulphur trioxide with water and used in accumulators and in the manufacture of fertilizers , dyes, and explosives . Formula: H 2 SO 4
pyrosulfuric acid
a strong, crystalline acid, H 2 S 2 O 7 , prepared commercially as a heavy , oily , fuming liquid: used in making explosives and dyes , as a sulfating agent , etc.