Definitions

1. adjective

Containing or derived from sulphur, or having a characteristic smell like that of sulphur.

“The sulphuric fumes from the volcano made the air difficult to breathe.”

2. noun

A solution of sulphuric acid.

“The chemist carefully handled the sulphuric in the laboratory.”

3. adverb

In a manner characteristic of sulphur or sulphuric acid.

“The smell was sulphuric, like the smell of burning matches.”