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SULPHURYL
Etymology
Noun
sulphuryl (plural sulphuryls)
Alternative spelling of sulfuryl
Source: Wiktionary
Sul"phur*yl, n. Etym: [Sulphur + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon. Sulphuryl chloride, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid, SO2.Cl2, obtained by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and is hence called also sulphuric chloranhydride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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