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Where does “sulfo-” come from?

sulfo- (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

sulfo- (English): sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulphur

Ancestry of “sulfo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “sulfo-”

  • sulfotransferase
  • sulfosuccinate
  • sulfolipid
  • sulfonium
  • sulfosalicylic
  • sulfotyrosine
  • sulforhodamine
  • sulfopropyl
  • sulfhemoglobin
  • sulfobetaine
  • sulfosuccinimidyl
  • sulfane
  • sulfoaluminate
  • disulfane
  • sulfochlorination
  • sulfhemoglobinemia
  • sulfosalt
  • sulfoselenide
  • sulfochloride
  • sulpholipid
  • sulfoacid
  • sulfobenzoate
  • sulphosalt
  • sulfoglycolipid
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