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

Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.

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The remainder of the residue may be dissolved in a little dilute sulphuric acid.

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Put into this vessel a small quantity of fluoride of calcium, and mix it with sulphuric acid.

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The yield was increased by acidulating the mixture with sulphuric acid before the distillation.

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The ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.

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