- sulph-, sulpho-
- See sulf-.
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sulph-, sulpho-
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sulph- — or sulpho chiefly British variant of sulf … New Collegiate Dictionary
sulpho- — see sulph … New Collegiate Dictionary
sulph- — Chemistry a prefix indicating a compound in which sulphur has been substituted for oxygen, as sodium sulphantimonate (Na3SbS4) compared with sodium antimonate (Na3SbO4). Thus, formulas such as sulphantimonite, sulpharsenate, etc., can be deduced… …
sulpho- — variant of sulph , before a consonant. Also, sulfo …
sulph- — or sulpho see sulf … Useful english dictionary
sulpho- — I. combining form see sulf II. see sulph … Useful english dictionary
sulf- — combining form or sulfo or sulph or sulpho Etymology: sulf , sulfo from French, from Latin sulfur; sulph , sulpho modification (influenced by … Useful english dictionary
sulf-, sulfo- — 1. Prefix denoting that the compound to the name of which it is attached contains a sulfur atom. This spelling (rather than sulph , sulpho ) is preferred by the American Chemical Society and has been adopted by the USP and NF, but not by the BP.… … Medical dictionary
Sulphacid — Sulph*ac id, n. [Sulpho + acid.] (Chem.) An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus, thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; called also {sulphoacid}. See the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulphantimonic — Sulph*an ti*mon ic, a. [Sulpho + antimonic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of antimony (called also thioantimonic acid) analogous to sulpharsenic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
