decasulfide

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noun

A sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule

OriginEnglish sulfide ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecasulfide (plural decasulfides)

plural decasulfides · alternative decasulphide

  1. chemistryA sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishsulfide
  9. Englishdecasulfide

From deca- + sulfide.

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APA

decasulfide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasulfide

MLA

“decasulfide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasulfide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decasulfide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasulfide.

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