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sulphenyl

sulphenyl is the alternative spelling of sulfenyl.

Meaning of sulfenyl

Noun

sulfenyl (plural sulfenyls)

  1. The univalent radical, R-S-, derived from sulfane.

Forms of sulphenyl

pluralsulphenyls

Questions about sulphenyl

What is sulphenyl the alternative spelling of?
Sulphenyl is the alternative spelling of sulfenyl.

Words near sulphenyl in the dictionary

  1. sulphene
  2. sulphenes
  3. sulphenic
  4. sulphenic acid
  5. sulphenic acids
  6. sulphenyl
  7. sulphenylium
  8. sulphenyliums
  9. sulphenyls
  10. sulphhemoglobin
  11. sulphhydryl

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