sulfuric acid

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Alternative forms

• sulphuric acid (mainly UK)

Noun

sulfuric acid (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A transparent, oily liquid, formula H₂SO₄, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications.

Synonyms

• E513 when used as a food additive

Derived terms

• chlorhydrosulfuric acid, chlorhydrosulphuric acid
• chlorosulfuric acid, chlorosulphuric acid
• disulfuric acid, disulphuric acid
• fluorosulfuric acid, fluorosulphuric acid
• fuming sulfuric acid, fuming sulphuric acid
• hyposulfuric acid, hyposulphuric acid

• nitrosylsulfuric acid, nitrosylsulphuric acid
• peroxydisulfuric acid, peroxydisulphuric acid
• peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulphuric acid
• pyrosulphuric acid, pyrosulphuric acid
• thiosulfuric acid, thiosulphuric acid

Related terms

• sulfate, sulphate, oleum

Translations

H2SO4

• Czech: kyselina sírová (cs) f
• Dutch: zwavelzuur (nl) n
• Finnish: rikkihappo (fi)
• French: acide sulfurique (fr) m
• German: Schwefelsäure (de) f
• Italian: acido solforico (it) m
• Japanese: 硫酸 (ja) (りゅうさん, ryusan)

• Latvian: sērskābe f
• Polish: kwas siarkowy (pl) m
• Romanian: acid sulfuric (ro) m
• Russian: серная кислота (ru) f (sérnaja kislotá)
• Slovak: kyselina sírová f
• Swedish: svavelsyra (sv) c
• Turkish: sülfürik asit (tr)