Etymology

monosulfide

M3O1N1O1S1U1L1F4I1D2E1

Today it means: Any sulfide having a single sulfur atom Full definition →

English sulfide ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishsulfide
  5. English todaymonosulfide

From mono- + sulfide.

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