Word: sulphurous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sul
phur
ous
Definition: Alternative form of sulfurous; of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Morphemes:
Affix: sulphur
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of sulfur; an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. or example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of