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Sulfur dioxide   /sˈəlfər daɪˈɑksˌaɪd/   Listen
Sulfur dioxide

noun
1.
A colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain.  Synonym: sulphur dioxide.





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"Sulfur dioxide" Quotes from Famous Books



... as containing harmful levels of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxide; acid rain is damaging and potentially deadly to the earth's fragile ecosystems; acidity is measured using the pH scale where 7 is neutral, values greater than 7 are considered alkaline, ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States
... be ground into shape by the new abrasives. It is rustproof and is not attacked by sulfuric, nitric or acetic acid, hot or cold, diluted or concentrated. It does not resist so well hydrochloric acid or sulfur dioxide ...
— Creative Chemistry - Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries • Edwin E. Slosson
... current issues: air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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