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decasulfide

UK[dɛkəˈsʌɫfaɪd]

decasulfide noun: a sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule.

Noun

decasulfide (plural decasulfides)

  1. A sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule

Forms of decasulfide

pluraldecasulfides
alternative formdecasulphide

Origin of decasulfide

From deca- + sulfide.

Words formed from decasulfide

  • tetraphosphorus decasulfide

Questions about decasulfide

What does decasulfide mean?
Decasulfide means a sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule.
What part of speech is decasulfide?
Decasulfide is a noun.
How do you pronounce decasulfide?
Decasulfide is pronounced [dɛkəˈsʌɫfaɪd] (UK).
What is the plural of decasulfide?
The plural of decasulfide is decasulfides.

Words near decasulfide in the dictionary

  1. decasualization
  2. decasualize
  3. decasualized
  4. decasualizes
  5. decasualizing
  6. decasulfide
  7. decasulfides
  8. decasulphide
  9. decasulphides
  10. decasyllabic
  11. decasyllabicity

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