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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
sulfuryl .
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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.
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