Word: sulphuric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sul
phu
ric
Definition: Alternative form of sulfuric; of or relating to or containing 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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from