a colourless dense oily corrosive liquid produced by the reaction of sulphur trioxide with water and used in accumulators and in the manufacture of fertilizers, dyes, and explosives. Formula: H2SO4
Systematic name: sulphuric(VI) acid
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'sulphuric acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bisulphate
- copper sulphate
- dibasic
- ether
- fuming sulphuric acid
- hydrogen chloride
- hydrogen fluoride
- molecular formula
- oil of vitriol
- oleum
- pyrite
- quinoline
- sulphate
- sulphur
- sulphur dioxide
- terebene
- vitriol