A chemical compound containing two sulfoxide groups or a structure with two sulfur-oxygen bonds in a specific configuration.
From dis- + sulph- + oxide, where oxide combines Latin 'oxid' from oxygen + -ide, indicating a compound with two sulfur-bound oxygen atoms.
Sulfoxides and disulfoxides are interesting because the sulfur sits between oxygen and carbon in a special pyramidal shape—it's one of the few places in chemistry where sulfur gets 'top billing' for giving a compound its personality.
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