sulphureous

/ (sʌlˈfjʊərɪəs) /

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adjective

of the yellow colour of sulphur

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Derived forms of sulphureous

sulphureously, adverbsulphureousness, noun

Words nearby sulphureous

sulphurate, sulphur-bottom, sulphur butterfly, sulphur-crested cockatoo, sulphur dioxide, sulphureous, sulphuret, sulphuretted hydrogen, sulphur-flower, sulphuric acid, sulphurise

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How to use sulphureous in a sentence

The underside of the lower wings are sulphureous, with very fine undulating or rather incontinuous lines of a yellowish colour.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Water imbibes about twice its bulk of this kind of air, and it is then the same thing with the sulphureous waters of Harrowgate.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley
There was a volcanic lake near Cumae called Avernus, whose waters gave out sulphureous vapours.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
The hills bordering upon the lake are said to abound with this sort of sulphureous stone.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.

All I can recollect is, that an immense blaze of light was succeeded by an overpowering sulphureous smell,—then a dead silence.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier