tetrathionic acid

noun

tet·​ra·​thionic acid

: the thionic acid H₂S₄O₆ containing four atoms of sulfur in the molecule

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tetra- + thionic; originally formed as French tétrathionique

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