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bisphenol S

bisphenol S noun: an industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.

bisphenol s: an industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying...
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Noun

bisphenol S (uncountable, abbreviation BPS)

  1. An industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.
    • But over the past decade, BPA has largely been phased out and replaced with a different chemical, bisphenol S, or BPS.2025 June 24, Isobel Whitcomb, “I’ve Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025

Forms of bisphenol S

abbreviationBPS

Origin of bisphenol S

From bis- + phenol.

Questions about bisphenol S

What does bisphenol S mean?
Bisphenol S means an industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.
What part of speech is bisphenol S?
Bisphenol S is a noun.

Words near bisphenol S in the dictionary

  1. bisperoxovanadium
  2. bisperoxovanadiums
  3. Bispham
  4. bisphenol
  5. bisphenol A
  6. bisphenol S
  7. bisphenolic
  8. bisphenols
  9. bisphenyl
  10. bisphenyls
  11. bisphenylthiazole

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