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sulphion

sulphion noun: a hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.

Noun

sulphion (plural sulphions)

  1. (obsolete) A hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.

Forms of sulphion

pluralsulphions
alternative formsulphione

Origin of sulphion

From sulpho- + ion.

Words formed from sulphion

Questions about sulphion

What does sulphion mean?
Sulphion means a hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.
What part of speech is sulphion?
Sulphion is a noun.
What is the plural of sulphion?
The plural of sulphion is sulphions.

Words near sulphion in the dictionary

  1. sulphinpyrazones
  2. sulphinyl
  3. sulphinylamine
  4. sulphinylamines
  5. sulphinyls
  6. sulphion
  7. sulphione
  8. sulphionide
  9. sulphionides
  10. sulphions
  11. sulphiredoxin

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