Sulphide
Sul″phide (?), n.(Chem.) A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; — formerly called sulphuret.Double sulphide(Chem.), a compound of two sulphides. — Hydrogen sulphide. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Sulphinate
Sul″phi‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of a sulphinic acid.
Sulphindigotic
Sulph‐in′di‐got″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic acid obtained, as a blue solution, by dissolving indigo in sulphuric acid; — formerly called als...
Sulphine
Sul″phine (?), n.(Chem.) Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In general they are oily or crystalline de...
Sulphinic
Sul‐phin″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of acids regarded as acid ethereal salts of hyposulphurous acid; as, methyl sulphinic acid, CH3...
Sulphinide
Sul″phi‐nide (?), n. [Sulpho- + amine + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white or yellowish crystalline substance, C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH, produced artificially by the oxidation of a sulphamic d...
Sulphion
Sul″phi‐on (?), n. [Sulpho- + ion.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical, SO4, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic...
Sulphionide
Sulph‐i″on‐ide (?), n.(Chem.) A binary compound of sulphion, or one so regarded; thus, sulphuric acid, H�SO�, is a sulphionide.
Sulphite
Sul″phite (?), n. [Cf. F. sulfite. See Sulphur.] (Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid.
Sulphite (2)
Sul″phite (?), n. A person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of thought and conversation. — Sul‐phit″ic (#), a.A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he i...
Sulpho-
Sul″pho– (?). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. Thio-.
Sulphoarsenic
Sul′pho‐ar‐sen″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, sulphur and arsenic; — said of an acid which is the same as arsenic acid with the substitution of sulphur for ...
Sulphocarbonate
Sul′pho‐car″bon‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of sulphocarbonic acid; a thiocarbonate.
Sulphocarbonic
Sul′pho‐car‐bon″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid, H2CSO2 (called also thiocarbonicacid), or an acid, H2CS3, analogous to carbonic acid, obtained ...
Sulphocyanate
Sul′pho‐cy″a‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of sulphocyanic acid; — also called thiocyanate, and formerly inaccurately sulphocyanide.Ferric sulphocyanate(Chem.), a dark red crystall...
Sulphocyanic
Sul′pho‐cy‐an″ic (?), a. [See Sulphur, Cyanic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a sulphacid, HSCN, analogous to cyanic acid, and obtained as a colorless...
Sulphocyanide
Sul′pho‐cy″a‐nide (?), n.(Chem.) See Sulphocyanate.
Sulphocyanogen
Sul′pho‐cy‐an″o‐gen (?), n.(Chem.) See Persulphocyanogen.
Sulphonal
Sul″pho‐nal (?), n.(Med.) A substance employed as a hypnotic, produced by the union of mercaptan and acetone.
Sulphonate
Sul″pho‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of sulphonic acid.
Sulphone
Sul″phone (?), n.(Chem.) Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulp...
Sulphonic
Sul‐phon″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; — used specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphuro...
Sulphonium
Sul‐pho″ni‐um (?), n. [Sulphur + ammonium.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical, SH3, regarded as the type and nucleus of the sulphines.
Sulphophosphate
Sul′pho‐phos″phate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of sulphophosphoric acid.
Sulphophosphite
Sul′pho‐phos″phite (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of sulphophosphorous acid.
Sulphophosphoric
Sul′pho‐phos‐phor″ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of phosphorus, analogous to phosphoric acid, and known in its salts.
Sulphophosphorous
Sul′pho‐phos″phor‐ous (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical acid of phosphorus, analogous to phosphorous acid, and known in its salts.