sulfurane

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noun

Any compound, of general formula SR₄, containing tetravalent sulfur attached to four atoms or groups.

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

nounsulfurane (plural sulfuranes)

plural sulfuranes

  1. chemistryAny compound, of general formula SR₄, containing tetravalent sulfur attached to four atoms or groups.

Origin

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

From sulfur + -ane.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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