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What is another word for Sulphureous?

Pronunciation: [sʌlfjˈʊɹi͡əs] (IPA)

Sulphureous is an adjective that denotes something that has a pungent smell or taste like that of sulphur. It is often used to describe volcanic gases, rotten eggs, or heavy industrial pollution. Synonyms for sulphureous include sulfuric, sulfurous, stinking, putrid, foul-smelling, and malodorous. Other related words include odiferous, fetid, noxious, acrid, and musty. These synonyms are useful when describing odors or flavors that have a sharp, unpleasant, or rotten quality. As a result, they can be used interchangeably with sulphureous in many contexts, including discussions about geology, chemistry, and pollution control.
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That in the reedy swamp near the pyramids, had a Sulphureous taste, and nausea and weak-stomach were complained of by some of the men.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
Beside it are the cold Sulphureous springs of Cauvalat.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
This bottomless pit, bubbling like a boiling cauldron, pouring out black volumes of Sulphureous smoke, and clamouring with unceasing thunder, was for ages a blood-stained altar of human sacrifice.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings

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