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octasulfur

octasulfur noun: the most common allotrope of sulfur (S₈), containing eight atoms in a ring.

Noun

octasulfur (uncountable)

  1. The most common allotrope of sulfur (S₈), containing eight atoms in a ring.
    Synonyms:
    cyclo-octasulfur, octathiocane

Synonyms of octasulfur

Origin of octasulfur

From octa- + sulfur.

Questions about octasulfur

What does octasulfur mean?
Octasulfur means the most common allotrope of sulfur (S₈), containing eight atoms in a ring.
What part of speech is octasulfur?
Octasulfur is a noun.

Words near octasulfur in the dictionary

  1. octasulfane
  2. octasulfate
  3. octasulfates
  4. octasulfide
  5. octasulfides
  6. octasulfur
  7. octasulphate
  8. octasulphates
  9. octasulphide
  10. octasulphides
  11. octasyllabic

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