sulphurous in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sulphurous in the English»French Dictionary

sulphurous Brit, sulfurous Am [Brit ˈsʌlf(ə)rəs, Am ˈsəlfərəs] ADJ

sulphurous

sulfureux/-euse

Translations for sulphurous in the French»English Dictionary

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sulfureux (sulfureuse) acide, eau, vapeur

sulphurous Brit

sulphurous in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sulphurous in the English»French Dictionary

sulphurous ADJ CHEM

sulphurous

sulfureux(-euse)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When whole mustard seeds are wetted and crushed, an enzyme is activated that releases pungent sulphurous compounds; but they quickly evaporate.

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Sick from the sulphurous stench and his lungs choked with soot, the atmosphere was so thick that navigation was very difficult.

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During the rainy season, the pools collect water, which becomes sulphurous due to the gases that are being released through the asphalt layers.

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It is made up mostly of book reviews but her agile mind and the sulphurous life lend them weight.

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The roof suffered from corrosion caused by the sulphurous emissions of locomotives passing through the station and one was replaced after only four years.

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Inside the crater is a large sulphurous crater lake and several active steam vents.

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By the time he reached the age of 20, his rising literary fame was already accompanied by a sulphurous reputation fed by his dandy side.

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The building dates back to the eighteenth century, in the area where a spring of sulphurous water had given rise to the place name.

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Rescue parties which arrived on the scene were hampered by suffocating pumice dust and sulphurous fumes, and hot ashes on the ground.

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Lightning strikes the vaults as thunder and a sulphurous windstorm blast the abbey.

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