SULFOXIDE


Meaning of SULFOXIDE in English

/sul fok"suyd/ n. Chem.

1. a brown liquid, C 18 H 28 O 3 S, insoluble in water, used as an insecticide synergist.

2. any of the compounds with the radical =SO, as dimethyl sulfoxide, (CH 3 ) 2 SO.

[ 1890-95; SULF- + OXIDE ]

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