sulphuric acid

British

noun

Systematic name: sulphuric(VI) acid. 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: H 2 SO 4

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A bottle labelled "Sulphuric Acid" stood at one end of a shelf, while at the other was a huge jar full of black grains, next a bottle of chlorate of potash.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Nordhausen or Fuming Sulphuric Acid, H2S207 used in dissolving indigo and preparing coal-tar pigments, is made by distilling FeSO4. 4FeSO4 + H2O = H2S207 + 2Fe203 + 2S02.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Three Volumes. 8vo, *20 00 —— Technical Gas Analysis. 8vo, *4 00 —— Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid and Alkali.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)

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