Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysulfide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: poly-sul-fide
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound of general formula RSₙR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative of a polysulfane.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) English -ide English sulfide English polysulfide From poly- + sulfide.

Inflected Forms

polysulfides (plural) polysulphide (alternative)

Derived Forms

hydropolysulfide

Phrases

sodium polysulfide sodium polysulphide

Questions

What does polysulfide mean?: Any compound of general formula RSₙR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative of a polysulfane.
Where does polysulfide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) English -ide English sulfide English polysulfide From poly- + sulfide.

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