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sulphurous

[suhl-fer-uhs, suhl-fyoor-uhs] / ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs /




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"You have the sulphurous water, the resources, and available EU funds - it's a shame the government isn't accessing it," she says.

From BBC

The sulphurous smell of an off egg triggers a useful disgust mechanism, because the bacterium causing it – Pseudomonas – can be injurious.

From The Guardian

The loss of oxygen could see bacteria and other organisms create a sulphurous gas, the scent of which could spread across Istanbul like rotten eggs.

From The Guardian

He was trying to find a good vantage point for the sulphurous smoke that was pouring out of the industrial chimneys when he came across this child.

From The Guardian

Another volcano that is a major tourist attraction is Mount Bromo on Java, where visitors can get up close to the sulphurous smoke coming from the crater.

From BBC