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organosulfur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
organosul-fur
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any of a series of derivatives of sulfur that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-sulfur bond.

noun

Any such organic compound.

Etymology

Etymology tree English organo- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur English organosulfur From organo- + sulfur.

Inflected Forms

organosulphur (alternative) organosulfurs (plural)

Phrases

sulfamic acid sulfenic acid sulfinic acid sulfinic anhydride sulfonic acid sulfonic anhydride

Frequently Paired Words

mercaptan sulfamic acid sulfane sulfatide sulfenamide sulfene sulfenic acid sulfenyl

Questions

What does organosulfur mean?
Describing any of a series of derivatives of sulfur that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-sulfur bond.
Where does organosulfur come from?
Etymology tree English organo- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur English organosulfur From organo- + sulfur.

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