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sulfoxide

sulf·ox·ide
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fok-sahyd]
    • /sʌlˈfɒk saɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fok-sahyd]
    • /sʌlˈfɒk saɪd/

Definitions of sulfoxide word

  • noun sulfoxide a brown liquid, C 1 8 H 2 8 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist. 1
  • noun sulfoxide any of the compounds with the radical =SO, as dimethyl sulfoxide, (CH 3) 2 SO. 1
  • noun sulfoxide any of a group of organic compounds containing the group or the divalent radical SO 0

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Origin of sulfoxide

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; sulf- + oxide

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Parts of speech for Sulfoxide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sulfoxide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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