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sulfu'ric ac'id
Chem.
a clear, colorless to brownish, dense, oily, corrosive, water-miscible liquid, H
2SO
4, usually produced from sulfur dioxide: used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, explosives, and dyestuffs and in petroleum refining. Also called
oil of vitriol. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.