sodium polysulfide

noun

: any of several yellow compounds Na₂S_n containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule (such as sodium tetrasulfide Na₂S₄) made by dissolving sulfur in an aqueous solution of sodium sulfide or sodium hydroxide and used chiefly in making polysulfide rubbers

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