disulfide
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Noun
disulfide (plural disulfides)
- (organic chemistry) A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'.
- (inorganic chemistry) The anion −S–S−.
- (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of sulfur and another element in the ratio 2:1 (formula XS2).
Synonyms
- (anion −S–S−): bisulfide (dated)
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functional group
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References
- ^ Merriam-Webster
- ^ “Oxford Dictionaries”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2019 December 24 (last accessed), archived from the original on 24 December 2019