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sulfuric

/sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/

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What does sulfuric mean?

adjective

  1. Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

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/sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/

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Both of these chemical fertilizers are made with sulfuric acid and have a powerful acidifying reaction when they dissolve in soil.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
Above all, we will run no risks, perhaps of blinding ourselves; for it is once more a question of heating manganese dioxide with sulfuric acid.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
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Or the ton of raw phosphate may be mixed with a ton of sulfuric acid in the fertilizer factory, and the two tons of acid phosphate may be sold to the same farmer for $32.
Cyril G. (Cyril George) HopkinsThe Farm That Won't Wear OutProject Gutenberg ebook #4525