sulphurous

[Fr. sulphureux, from Lat. sulphurosus, sulfurosus.] Consisting of.containing, or impregnated with sulphur; resembling sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur; sulphureous. "Edinburgh and Leith into the air were blown With powders sulphurous smoke." sulphurous-acid, s. Drayton: Polyolbion , s. 29. cific gravity of 1'04, is colorle , and has the smell of burning sulphur. It po e es bleaching properties. 2. Pharm.: It is not often given internally, except in the form of spray to remove the fetid sordes gathering in the mouth in malignant fevers. Externally it destroys vegetable life, and is of use in tinea, favus, and fetid sores. sulphurous-chloride, s . Chem.: SOCl2. A compound derived from sulphurous acid by the substitution of chlorine for hydroxyl. It is a colorle , strongly-refracting liquid, and boils at 82°. IMG:content-0558.png:[blocks in formation] PHIDE.]