1. a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain; [syn: sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sulfur dioxide
n 1: a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from
volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present
in industrial emissions; causes acid rain [syn: sulfur
dioxide, sulphur dioxide]