sulphureous adjective.
[sʌl'fjʊǝrɪǝs] Also (
US &
Chemistry)
sulfureous.
E16.[from Latin sulphureus, from sulphur: see SULPHUR, -EOUS.]1. =
SULPHUROUS 1.
E16.2. =
SULPHUROUS 2.
M16.3. =
SULPHUROUS 3.
M17.4. =
SULPHUROUS 5. Also, of the bluish colour of the flame with which sulphur burns.
M17.5. Chemistry. =
SULPHUROUS 4.
E18-E19. ■ sulphureously adverb E20. ■ sulphureousness noun L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲