From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsulphuric acidsul‧phu‧ric ac‧id British English, sulfuric acid American English /sʌlˌfjʊərɪk ˈæsɪd $ -ˌfjʊr-/ noun [uncountable] HCa powerful acid
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sulphuric acid• Here he also made alum and sulphuric acid by the lead chamber process.• No problem if your inquisitive Year 10 tips potassium into concentrated sulphuric acid.• The amount of water vapour in a battery depends on the concentration of sulphuric acid in the solution.• Peregrine Phillips took out a patent in 1831 for the contact or catalytic process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid.• As time passed, larger and larger quantities of sulphuric acid were exploded, prompting cheers from the crowd.• Every year Val'Ouest will use 32,000 tonnes of ammonia and 92,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid to treat 300,000 tonnes of slurry.• Hydrochloric acid is sometimes replaced by nitric or sulphuric acid.• The residue is treated with sulphuric acid and boiled. 