Sulphureous

Sulphureous
Sulphureous Sul*phu"re*ous, a. [L. sulphureus, sulfureus.] Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. [1913 Webster]

Her snakes united, sulphureous waters drink. --Pope. [1913 Webster] -- {Sul*phu"re*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sul*phu"re*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • sulphureous — adjective Date: circa 1552 sulfurous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sulphureous — adjective sulphurous …   Wiktionary

  • sulphureous — bright yellow Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • sulphureous — /sʌlˈfjuriəs/ (say sul fyoohreeuhs) adjective consisting of, containing, relating to, or resembling sulphur; sulphur coloured. Also, sulfureous. {Latin sulphureus} –sulphureously, adverb –sulphureousness, noun …  

  • sulphureous — adj. (US sulfureous) 1 of, like, or suggesting sulphur. 2 sulphur coloured; yellow. Etymology: L sulphureus f. SULPHUR …   Useful english dictionary

  • vaporo-sulphureous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sulphureously — Sulphureous Sul*phu re*ous, a. [L. sulphureus, sulfureus.] Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. [1913 Webster] Her snakes united, sulphureous waters drink. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Sul*phu… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sulphureousness — Sulphureous Sul*phu re*ous, a. [L. sulphureus, sulfureus.] Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. [1913 Webster] Her snakes united, sulphureous waters drink. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Sul*phu… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • θειωδέστερον — θειώδης sulphureous adverbial comp θειώδης sulphureous masc acc comp sg θειώδης sulphureous neut nom/voc/acc comp sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • θειώδει — θειώδης sulphureous masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) θειώδης sulphureous masc/fem/neut dat sg θειώδεϊ , θειώδης sulphureous dat sg (epic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”