sulphosalt

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

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Meanings

nounsulphosalt (plural sulphosalts)

plural sulphosalts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sulfosalt.

Origin

  1. Englishsulphur
  2. Englishsulpho-
  3. Englishsalt
  4. Englishsulphosalt

From sulpho- + salt.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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