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sulfoxide

[ suhl-fok-sahyd ]
/ sʌlˈfɒk saɪd /
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noun Chemistry.

a brown liquid, C18H28O3S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.
any of the compounds with the radical =SO, as dimethyl sulfoxide, (CH3)2SO.

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Origin of sulfoxide

First recorded in 1890–95; sulf- + oxide

Words nearby sulfoxide

sulfonyl, sulfonylurea, sulfosalicylic acid, sulfosalicylic acid turbidity test, sulfotransferase, sulfoxide, sulfur, sulfur-35, sulfurate, sulfurated potash, sulfur bacteria
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Medical definitions for sulfoxide

sulfoxide
[ sŭl-fŏk′sīd′ ]

n.

Any of various compounds that contain a sulfinyl group.
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