sulphion

S1U1L1P3H4I1O1N1

noun

A hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.

Scrabble 13

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nounsulphion (plural sulphions)

plural sulphions · alternative sulphione

  1. obsoletechemistryA hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.

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