polysulphide

British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na 2 S 2 , Na 2 S 3 , Na 2 S 4 , etc

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"Reaction rates increased with higher polysulphide concentrations, as polysulphide serves as the reactive intermediates during SRR."

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Coating those same structures with water-loving polymers helped to trap the polysulphide products.

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