Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sulfamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sul-famide
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compound SO₂(NH₂)₂ formed by the reaction of ammonia with sulfuryl chloride

Uncountable

noun

Any N-derivative of this compound

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfamide From sulf(ur) + amide.

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What does sulfamide mean?
The compound SO₂(NH₂)₂ formed by the reaction of ammonia with sulfuryl chloride
Where does sulfamide come from?
Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfamide From sulf(ur) + amide.

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