sulfinyl

[suhl-fuh-nil]

adjective Chemistry.

containing the sulfinyl group; thionyl.

Origin of sulfinyl

First recorded in 1930–35; sulf- + -in² + -yl

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sulfinyl in Medicine

sulfinyl

[sŭl′fə-nĭl′]

n.

The bivalent group SO.

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