sulfurylation

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noun

Reaction with a sulfuryl group

OriginEnglish sulfuryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounsulfurylation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfurylations)

plural sulfurylations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryReaction with a sulfuryl group

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. Englishsulfuryl
  10. Englishsulfurylation

From sulfuryl + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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