bisphenol S

noun

An industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.

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Meanings

nounbisphenol S (uncountable, abbreviation BPS)

abbreviation BPS

  1. uncountablechemistryAn industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.

    But over the past decade, BPA has largely been phased out and replaced with a different chemical, bisphenol S, or BPS.

    2025 June 24, Isobel Whitcomb, “I’ve Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025

Origin

From bis- + phenol.

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