nitro-sulphurousnitro-sulfurousadj.
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊˈsʌlf(ə)rəs/, /ˌnʌɪtrəʊˈsʌlfjᵿrəs/, U.S. /ˌnaɪtroʊˈsəlfərəs/ Chemistry. rare. Now historical.
= nitrosulphureous adj.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective] > other spec.
sulphureousa1552
sulphured1605
sulphurous1606
sulphury1614
mephitic1623
nidorulent1634
empyreumatic1651
nidorous1651
Stymphalian1653
hircine1656
nitrosulphureous1656
empyreumatical1661
nitro-sulphurious1693
mephitical1704
nidorose1707
nitro-sulphurous1717
empyreumatized1829
onionized1830
Stymphalid1831
hircinous1866
the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > nitrogen > [adjective] > compounds > with sulphur
nitrosulphureous1656
nitro-sulphurious1693
nitro-sulphurous1717
1717 E. Halley in Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 420 These Vapours are suddenly produced by the Fall of Water upon the nitro-sulphurous Fires under Ground.
a1719 F. Lee Απολειπομενα (1752) II. 132 A sudden Induration of all the Parts of her Body..from the Abundance of the nitrosulphurous Particles penetrating the same throughout.
1980 R. G. Frank Harvey & Oxf. Physiologists ix. 239 It seemed more logical that nitro-sulphurous particles exercised their meteorological function when pent up in clouds, from which they broke forth explosively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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