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Where does “sulfuryl” come from?

sulfuryl (English) comes from English sulfur, from Middle English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulfuryl (English): the divalent radical and functional group SO=

Definitions

  1. the divalent radical and functional group SO=

Ancestry of “sulfuryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfurA chemical element with an atomic number of 16;...
2Middle Englishsulphur—
3Anglo-Normansulfresulphur
4Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
5LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “sulfuryl”

  • sulphuryl
  • sulfurylase
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