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Noun: sulphuric acid
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: sulfuric acid)
  1. A highly corrosive acid made from sulphur dioxide (H₂SO₄); widely used in the chemical industry
    "sulphuric acid is used in the production of fertilizers and batteries";
    - vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid [N. Amer]

Derived forms: sulphuric acids

Type of: acid

Encyclopedia: Sulphuric acid