organosulfur

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adjective

Describing any of a series of derivatives of sulfur that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-sulfur bond.

OriginEnglish sulfur ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

adjectiveorganosulfur (not comparable)

alternative organosulphur

  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any of a series of derivatives of sulfur that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-sulfur bond.
nounorganosulfur (plural organosulfurs)

plural organosulfurs · alternative organosulphur

  1. chemistryAny such organic compound.

Origin

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Latinsulpur
  3. Latinsulfur
  4. Latinsulphur
  5. Anglo-Normansulfre
  6. Middle Englishsulphur
  7. Englishsulfur
  8. Englishorganosulfur

From organo- + sulfur.

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APA

organosulfur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organosulfur

MLA

“organosulfur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organosulfur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organosulfur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organosulfur.

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