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SULPHUR DIOXIDE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sulphur dioxide mean?

• SULPHUR DIOXIDE (noun)
The noun SULPHUR DIOXIDE has 1 sense:

1. a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

Familiarity information: SULPHUR DIOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SULPHUR DIOXIDE (noun)

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Meaning:

A colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide

Hypernyms ("sulphur dioxide" is a kind of...):

dioxide (an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule)

pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

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