sulfurous
Like rotten eggs
Sulfurous describes things containing or resembling sulfur—the yellow element known for its acrid smell, like rotten eggs or volcanic vents.
Sulfurous fumes rise from hot springs.
Figuratively, sulfurous suggests hellfire or brimstone: a sulfurous sermon on damnation.
A sulfurous temper is volatile and explosive.
Also spelled sulphurous, especially in British English.
Archaic word for sulfur
- damnationEternal punishment decree
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
- infernalOf the underworld
- hellfireEternal punishment by flame
Satan · Lucifer · underworld · torment · fire and brimstone · diabolical · demonic · eternal punishment
Sharply strong-smelling
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
reek · noxious · sharp · stinging · skunky · burnt · rancid · choking
Volcanic gas vent
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- ventOpening for airflow
geyser · magma · volcanic gas · hydrothermal · mud pot · caldera · eruption · steam
Capable of causing death
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- pollutingIntroducing harmful contaminants
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
acid rain · smog · emissions · irritant · respiratory · environmental · industrial waste · carcinogenic
Acidic salt compound
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- reactiveTending to respond
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
elemental · mineral · compounds · emissions · industrial · refining · vulcanization · matches
brimstone
Archaic word for sulfur
hellfire · Satan · Lucifer · underworld · torment · fire and brimstone · diabolical · demonic · eternal punishment · sinners
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
fumes · reek · noxious · sharp · stinging · skunky · burnt · rancid · choking · suffocating
fumarole
Volcanic gas vent
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
vent · geyser · magma · volcanic gas · hydrothermal · mud pot · caldera · eruption · steam · pyroclastic
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- pollutingIntroducing harmful contaminants
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
noxious · acid rain · smog · emissions · irritant · respiratory · environmental · industrial waste · carcinogenic · harmful
sulfate
Acidic salt compound
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- reactiveTending to respond
corrosive · elemental · mineral · compounds · emissions · industrial · refining · vulcanization · matches · gunpowder
- smellsmell, scent, odor, reek, aroma
- scent wordsfragrant, aromatic, pungent, musty, musky
- taste descriptionsbitter, sweet, sour, salty, acidic
- volcano wordsactive, dormant, extinct, molten, eruptive
- infernalhellish, demonic, diabolical, satanic, devilish
- Elemental Qualitiesairy, earthy, fiery, watery, icy
sulfur, sulfide, sulfuric, sulfite, sulfurs, sulfured, sulfa, sulfurization, sulfur dioxide