polysulfide

polysulfide

See also: Polysulfide

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Latin sulpur
Latin sulfur
Latin sulphur
Anglo-Norman sulfrebor.
Middle English sulphur
English sulf(ur)
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idusder.
English -ide
English sulfide
English polysulfide

    From poly- + sulfide.

    Noun

    polysulfide (plural polysulfides)

    1. (chemistry) Any compound of general formula RSnR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative of a polysulfane.

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