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sulfene

sulfene noun: any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂.

Noun

sulfene (plural sulfenes)

  1. Any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂.

Forms of sulfene

pluralsulfenes
alternative formsulphene

Words formed from sulfene

Questions about sulfene

What does sulfene mean?
Sulfene means any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂.
What part of speech is sulfene?
Sulfene is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfene?
The plural of sulfene is sulfenes.

Words near sulfene in the dictionary

  1. sulfenamides
  2. sulfenate
  3. sulfenates
  4. sulfenation
  5. sulfenations
  6. sulfene
  7. sulfenes
  8. sulfenic
  9. sulfenic acid
  10. sulfenic acids
  11. sulfenium

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