sulphuric acid

noun

1. a colourless dense oily corrosive liquid produced by the reaction of sulphur trioxide with water and used in accumulators and in the manufacture of fertilizers, dyes, and explosives. Formula: H 2 SO 4 Systematic namesulphuric(VI) acid

Example Sentences

The project entails converting sulphur dioxide into sulphuric acid, which is then neutralised with limestone to generate gypsum waste.

From Reuters

He told a jury he used a gun to ensure he could attack Mr Smith with sulphuric acid "without a struggle ensuing so there was no transfer of DNA".

From BBC

Mr Smith had been lured from his home, shot in the face before sulphuric acid was poured over him as he lay dying.

From BBC

Mr Smith had been lured from his home, shot in the face then had sulphuric acid poured over him as he lay dying, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court has heard.

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Mr Smith had been lured from his home in Wigan, shot in the face then had sulphuric acid poured over him as he lay dying, Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester heard.

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