fuming sulphuric acid

noun

a mixture of pyrosulphuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 7, and other condensed acids, made by dissolving sulphur trioxide in concentrated sulphuric acid: Also called: oleum, Nordhausen acid (ˈnɔːdhaʊzən)

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An excess of the trioxide may dissolve in the strong sulphuric acid, forming what is known as fuming sulphuric acid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
This much is known, that the color and odor are removed by fuming sulphuric acid.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 | Various
Schrter has made similar investigations on the action of strongly fuming sulphuric acid on acetylene.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use | F. H. Leeds

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