Sulphine

Sulphine
Sulphine Sul"phine, n. (Chem.) Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In general they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances having a peculiar odor; as, {trimethyl sulphine}, {(CH3)3S.OH}. Cf. {Sulphonium}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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