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Meaning of "sulphoxide" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SULPHOXIDE

sulphoxide  [sʌlˈfɒksaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULPHOXIDE

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Sulphoxide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SULPHOXIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulfoxide

A sulfoxide is a chemical compound containing a sulfinyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms. It is a polar functional group. Sulfoxides are the oxidized derivatives sulfides. Examples of important sulfoxides are alliin, a precursor to the chemical that gives freshly crushed garlic its aroma, and DMSO, a common solvent.

Definition of sulphoxide in the English dictionary

The definition of sulphoxide in the dictionary is any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULPHOXIDE


alkoxide
ælˈkɒksaɪd
dimethylsulfoxide
daɪˌmiːθaɪlsʌlˈfɒksaɪd
dimethylsulphoxide
daɪˌmiːθaɪlsʌlˈfɒksaɪd
dioxide
daɪˈɒksaɪd
dockside
ˈdɒksaɪd
endoperoxide
ˌɛndəʊpəˈrɒksaɪd
epoxide
ɪˈpɒksaɪd
ethoxide
iːθˈɒksaɪd
hydroperoxide
ˌhaɪdrəʊpəˈrɒksaɪd
hydroxide
haɪˈdrɒksaɪd
methoxide
mɛθˈɒksaɪd
monoxide
mɒˈnɒksaɪd
oxide
ˈɒksaɪd
pentoxide
pɛntˈɒksaɪd
peroxide
pəˈrɒksaɪd
protoxide
prəʊˈtɒksaɪd
sulfoxide
sʌlˈfɒksaɪd
superoxide
ˌsuːpərˈɒksaɪd
tetroxide
tɛˈtrɒksaɪd
trioxide
traɪˈɒksaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULPHOXIDE

sulphonamide
sulphonate
sulphonation
sulphone
sulphonic acid
sulphonium
sulphonium compound
sulphonium ion
sulphonium salt
sulphonmethane
sulphonyl
sulphonylurea
sulphur
sulphur bath
sulphur dioxide
sulphur spring
sulphur trioxide
sulphur tuft
sulphur-bottom
sulphur-crested cockatoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULPHOXIDE

aluminium hydroxide
aluminum oxide
arsenic trioxide
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
chlorine dioxide
ferric oxide
hydrogen peroxide
iron oxide
lead oxide
magnesium oxide
manganese oxide
nitric oxide
nitrogen dioxide
nitrous oxide
potassium hydroxide
silicon dioxide
sodium hydroxide
titanium dioxide
zinc oxide
zirconium oxide

Synonyms and antonyms of sulphoxide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sulphoxide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULPHOXIDE

Find out the translation of sulphoxide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sulphoxide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sulphoxide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚砜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulfóxido
570 millions of speakers

English

sulphoxide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sulphoxide
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sulphoxide
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сульфоксид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sulfóxido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sulphoxide
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulfoxyde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulfoksida
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulfoxid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설폭 사이드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sulphoksida
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sulphoxide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sulphoxide
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सल्फॉक्सॉइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sülfoksit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solfossido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sulfotlenek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сульфоксид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sulfoxid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σουλφοξείδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sulphoxide
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sulfoxid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foksid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sulphoxide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHOXIDE»

The term «sulphoxide» is regularly used and occupies the 95.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHOXIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sulphoxide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sulphoxide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sulphoxide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULPHOXIDE»

Discover the use of sulphoxide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sulphoxide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pesticide Residues in Food - 1994: Evaluations Pt. 1
Clethodim, clethodim sulphoxide, clethodim sulphone, imine sulphoxide, S- methyl sulphoxide and 5-hydroxy sulphone were isolated from urine and positively identified by chemical ionisation and electron-impact mass spectrometry, TLC ...
‎1995
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The Physiological Basis of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
Consequently, the plasma enantiomeric concentration ratio differs between fenbendazole sulphoxide (oxfendazole) and albendazole sulphoxide, and for both enantiomers changes in the same direction with time. The ratio of fenbendazole ...
J. Desmond Baggot, 2008
3
Folia Biologica
Folia biologica (Krakow), vol. 51 (2003), No 1-2 Effect of Capsaicin and Dimethyl Sulphoxide (DMSO) on Ion Transport in Isolated Skin of Frog (Rana esculenta L.) Danuta Izabela KOSIK-BOGACKA and Tomasz TYRAKOWSKI Accepted ...
4
Organic Compounds of Sulphur, Selenium and Tellurium
The earlier reported reaction of a sulphinyl azide with a sulphoxide to afford a N- sulphonylimine now has been found to occur with retention of configuration about sulphoxide- sulphur. 166 Okahara et al.167 have reported additional examples ...
D. H. Reid, 1975
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Pesticide Residues in Food - 1994: Report of the Joint ...
Clethodim, clethodim sulphoxide, clethodim sulphone, clethodim imine sulphoxide, S-methyl sulphoxide and 5-hydroxy sulphone were isolated from urine and positively identified by chemical ionization and electron-impact mass spectrometry, ...
FAO, 1994
6
Silicon Tetrachloride/dimethyl Sulphoxide Mediated Oxidation ...
Described here is a new method for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones using dimethyl sulphoxide as the oxidizing agent and silicon tetrachloride as the activating agent.
Alejandro Morales, 2006
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Handbook of Biotransformations of Aromatic Compounds
p-Thioanisidine sulphoxide Thionol Mouse A511 Rabbit A511 Rat A511 p- Thioanisidine sulphoxide Formed from: p-Thioanisidine 0 / N-Acetyl-p- thioanisidine sulphoxide Probably in: Guinea pig A511 Mouse A511 Rabbit A511 Rat A511 0 ...
B.L. Goodwin, 2004
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Organic Compounds of Sulphur, Selenium and Tellurium
... Tetrahedron Letters, 1977, 1041 [(R)-l- phenylethyl alkyl sulphide gives threo- sulphoxide preferentially]; (r) R. S. Glass, J. R. Duchek, J. T. Klug, and G. S. Wilson, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7349; (s) R. G. Micetich, Chem. in Britain, 1977 ...
D. R. Hogg, 1979
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Biosynthesis
sulphoxide occur in many higher plants. Experiments demonstrate that, in Allium cepa and A. sativum, S-methylcysteine arises partly by methyl-group transfer from methionine to cysteine and partly by methylthio-group transfer from methionine ...
T. A. Geissman, 1973
10
Role of gut bacteria in human toxicology and pharmacology
Figure 12.7 Oxidation of a thioether to a chiral sulphoxide The different redox states are often associated with different pharmacological or toxicological properties. The sulphoxide metabolite of enoximone is probably responsible for much of ...
Bradley Hillman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULPHOXIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sulphoxide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Penyebab Mata Pedih dan Menangis Saat Mengiris Bawang Merah
Ketika diiris, sel-sel pada bawang akan pecah dan mengeluarkan enzim yang memproduksi gas yang disebut propanethial sulphoxide. Ketika tersebut ... «Detikcom, Jul 15»
2
Want to know why your ears pop, you get brain freeze and cry …
When you cut into an onion, you rupture its cells, releasing enzymes that produce a gas called propanethial sulphoxide. Once that gas reaches your eyes, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Ginger haired extremist Mark Colborne idolised IRA because of their …
On 17 March he bought iron oxide and sodium carbonate as well as dimethyl sulphoxide and distilled water. A week later he bought pine charcoal. Ms Darlow ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Poor man's James Bond planned cyanide killings because of his …
In March last year, Colborne bought iron oxide and sodium carbonate as well as dimethyl sulphoxide, distilled water and pine charcoal – constituent ingredients ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
New synthesis method produces novel nanostructures from carbon
For example, solvents containing nitrogen or sulphur, such as pyridine and dimethyl sulphoxide, result in nanostructures containing up to 15 percent nitrogen or ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
6
Early animal testing completed in DairyNZ swede study
“All brassica varieties produce a range of sulphur-containing substances (pre-toxins) such as glucosinolates and SMCO (S-methylcysteine sulphoxide) which ... «Scoop.co.nz, Dec 14»
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The Use of Complimentary Stationary Phases and 2-Dimensional …
Given that the six chiral centres in Tipredane are fixed (discounting the C17 position) and that the sulphoxides are chiral in nature, each sulphoxide degradant of ... «Labmate Online, Nov 14»
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Why Does Urine Smell After Eating Asparagus?
... dimethyl sulphide, dimethyl disulphide, bis-(methylthio)methane, dimethyl sulphoxide and dimethyl sulphone - which all have the faint smell of aging cabbage. «Chromatography Today, Aug 14»
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At the methane source of plants: Plants produce greenhouse gas …
They combined various methylated substances, which contain a methyl group derived from methane such as for example methionine, dimethyl sulphoxide or ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
10
From Crude Mixture to Pure Compound - Automatic Purification …
... the mobile phase includes components which generate counter ions, such as trifluoroacetate or difficult volatile components, for example dimethyl sulphoxide. «Labmate Online, Jun 14»

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