Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The bivalent radical SO2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon.
  • noun 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.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of sulfuryl.

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Examples

  • Beyond Irvine's borders, citizens, advocacy groups and a government agency have in recent years mounted concerns about the toxicity of the commonly used fumigant called Vikane, or sulphuryl fluoride.

    The Orange County Register - Homepage 2008

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