sulfur dioxide
Noun
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Noun
sulfur dioxide (uncountable)
- (American spelling, inorganic compound) A toxic gas, of molecular formula SO2 that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.
- French: dioxyde de soufre
- German: Schwefeldioxid
- Italian: diossido di zolfo
- Portuguese: dióxido de enxofre
- Russian: двуо́кись се́ры
- Spanish: dióxido de azufre
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