fuming sulfuric acid

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fuming sulfuric acid

noun fuming sulphuric acid

  1. uncountable Any solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid; it contains pyrosulfuric acid, and is used in the manufacture of nitroglycerine etc.

    Similar: oleum

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@misc{fuming_sulfuric_acid_2026,
  title = {fuming sulfuric acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuming%20sulfuric%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}