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bisulphuret

bisulphuret noun: a disulfide (functional group of two sulfur atoms).

Noun

bisulphuret (plural bisulphurets)

  1. (archaic) A disulfide (functional group of two sulfur atoms).
    • Occasionally in the metallic or native state: but its usual ore is the bisulpheret, known as Cinnabar .1849, Joseph Jones, A plain instructor, page 186
    • When the papules are developed, nothing answers so well as lotion made with two grains of the bisulpheret of mercury in one ounce of almond-emulsion or glycerine of starch, used every night.1885, St. Louis Clinical Review, page 358

Forms of bisulphuret

pluralbisulphurets

Origin of bisulphuret

From bi- + sulphuret.

Questions about bisulphuret

What does bisulphuret mean?
Bisulphuret means a disulfide (functional group of two sulfur atoms).
What part of speech is bisulphuret?
Bisulphuret is a noun.
What is the plural of bisulphuret?
The plural of bisulphuret is bisulphurets.

Words near bisulphuret in the dictionary

  1. bisulphates
  2. bisulphide
  3. bisulphides
  4. bisulphite
  5. bisulphites
  6. bisulphuret
  7. bisulphurets
  8. bisurea
  9. bisureas
  10. Biswa
  11. Biswanath

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