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sulphurous

[suhl-fer-uhs, suhl-fyoor-uhs] / ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs /




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Clouds of sulphurous gases swirled around the crater and fissures opened up in the rock just metres away, revealing molten rock below.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

On China's frenetic and hugely popular retail livestreams, glamorous hosts sell goods ranging from shoes and lipsticks to baby products and, increasingly, truckloads of sulphurous coal.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

From time to time the sea would flare with a soft sulphurous light where forty feet down Oiler was working with the cuttingtorch.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

This is a great one for those for whom soda alone is too sweet: cumin and sulphurous black salt bring a savory quality, lime juice adds tartness, and the green herbs give grassy notes.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2021

Again the blue-white scar Jagged above them and the sulphurous explosion beat down.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding