oxysulfide

noun

oxy·​sulfide

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: a compound of oxygen and sulfur with an element or radical that may be regarded as a sulfide in which part of the sulfur is replaced by oxygen

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary oxy- + sulfide

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