Disulphuric

/dɪˈsʌlfˈjʊrɪk/ adjective

Definition

British spelling relating to acids or compounds containing two sulfur atoms.

Etymology

British variant of disulfuric, from dis- + sulph- + -uric, where -uric relates to 'urine' in earlier chemistry (as sulfuric was thought to relate to burning), both now etymologically obscure.

Kelly Says

The 'uric' in sulfuric doesn't actually come from urine despite what it sounds like—it comes from obsolete Latin terminology meaning 'of or from burning,' making the word a linguistic fossil.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
二硫酸性
ni-ryu-san-sei
ARالعربية
كبريتى
kubrit-ee
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-সালফেট
dwi-sal-fet
CACatalà
disulfúric
di-sul-foo-rik
CSČeština
disulfurický
di-sul-foo-ri-cky
DADansk
disulfuriske
di-sul-fi-ris-ke
DEDeutsch
Schwefelsaures
shvay-fels-saw-res
ELΕλληνικά
δισουλφουρικό
dis-ul-foo-ri-ko
ESEspañol
disulfúrico
dis-ul-FEE-ri-ko
FAفارسی
دی‌سولفوریک
di-sul-foor-ik
FISuomi
disulfuuri
di-sul-foo-ri
FRFrançais
disulfurique
di-sulfu-ree-k
GUGU
ડાયસલ્ફેટ
dai-sal-fet
HAHA
disulphuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
HEעברית
דיסולפורי
di-sul-fo-ri
HIहिन्दी
डिसल्फ्यूरिक
dis-ul-fee-rik
HUMagyar
diszulfúrik
dis-zul-foo-rik
IDBahasa Indonesia
disulfat
di-sul-fat
IGIG
disulphuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
ITItaliano
disolfurico
di-sol-FEE-ri-ko
JA日本語
二硫酸性
ni-ryu-san-sei
KKKK
disulphuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
KMKM
二硫酸性
ni-ryu-san-sei
KO한국어
황산화
hwang-san-hwa
MRMR
दिसल्फ्युरिक
di-sal-fyoo-rik
MSBahasa Melayu
disulfat
di-sul-fat
MYမြန်မာ
二硫酸性
ni-ryu-san-sei
NLNederlands
disulfeerzuur
di-sul-fer-zoor
NONorsk
disulfuriske
di-sul-fi-ris-ke
PAPA
ਦਿਸਲਫਿਊਰੀਕ
di-sal-fyoo-reek
PLPolski
dwu-siarkowy
dvoo-siark-oh-vee
PTPortuguês
disulfúrico
di-sul-FEE-ri-ko
RORomână
disulfuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
RUРусский
сернокислотный
serno-kislotnyy
SVSvenska
disulfuriskt
di-sul-fi-risk
SWKiswahili
disulfuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை சல்பேட்
irattai sal-paet
TEతెలుగు
డిసల్ఫ్యూరిక్
di-sal-fyoo-rik
THไทย
ไดซัลเฟต
dai-sa-let
TLTL
disulfuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
TRTürkçe
disülfürlü
di-sul-fur-lu
UKУкраїнська
дисульфуричний
di-sul-fyu-rich-nyy
URاردو
ڈی سلفیورک
dee-sul-fee-ruk
VITiếng Việt
đisulfuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
YOYO
disulphuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik
ZH中文
二硫酸的
èr liú suān de
ZUZU
disulfuric
di-sul-fyoo-rik

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