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polysulfide definition

poly·sul·fide (päl′i sul′fīd′)

noun

a binary compound of sulfur containing more atoms of sulfur than the valence of the combining element requires

Etymology: poly- + sulfide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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