Noun: sulphur dioxide 'súl-fu(r),dI'ók,sId
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: sulfur dioxide)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: sulfur dioxide)
- A colourless toxic gas (SO₂) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
"The eruption released large amounts of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere";
- sulfur dioxide [N. Amer]
Type of: dioxide, gas, pollutant, pollution
Encyclopedia: Sulphur dioxide