sulfosalt

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noun

A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).

OriginEnglish salt ← Latin saltus ← Middle English sulphur →
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Meanings

nounsulfosalt (plural sulfosalts)

plural sulfosalts

  1. chemistryA complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Latinsaliō
  9. Latinsaltus
  10. Englishsalt
  11. Englishsulfosalt

From sulfo- + salt.

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Translations

French sulfosel
  • sulfosela type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal
German Sulfosalz
  • Sulfosalza type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal
Portuguese sulfossal
  • sulfossala type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal
Spanish sulfosal
  • sulfosala type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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