an oily, colorless, corrosive liquid, H2SO4, used in making dyes, paints, explosives, fertilizers, etc.
Examples of 'sulfuric acid' in a sentence
sulfuric acid
"The Stage Four sulfuric acid caves cut across all three earlier stages of cave development.
Elizabeth Lowell THIS TIME LOVE (2002)
All related terms of 'sulfuric acid'
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
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.