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sulfoxide

sulfoxide noun: any compound of general formula R₂S=O.

Noun

sulfoxide (plural sulfoxides)

  1. Any compound of general formula R₂S=O.

Forms of sulfoxide

pluralsulfoxides
alternative formsulphoxide

Words formed from sulfoxide

Questions about sulfoxide

What does sulfoxide mean?
Sulfoxide means any compound of general formula R₂S=O.
What part of speech is sulfoxide?
Sulfoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfoxide?
The plural of sulfoxide is sulfoxides.

Words near sulfoxide in the dictionary

  1. sulfourea
  2. sulfoureas
  3. sulfoxaflor
  4. sulfoxidation
  5. sulfoxidations
  6. sulfoxide
  7. sulfoxides
  8. sulfoxidized
  9. sulfoximide
  10. sulfoximides
  11. sulfoximine

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