or chiefly Brit  sul*phu*rous  adj 1  :  of, relating to, or containing sulfur esp. with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds < esters>   2  :  resembling or emanating from sulfur and esp. burning sulfur .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  slow virus  sul·fur·ize 
 
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