Disulphuret

/dɪˈsʌlfəˌrɛt/ noun

Definition

An archaic chemical term for a compound of two sulfur atoms with another element, using older nomenclature.

Etymology

British spelling variant of disulfuret, from dis- + sulph- + -uret (French-influenced suffix for binary compounds), common in 18th and 19th-century chemistry texts.

Kelly Says

The -uret ending came from French chemistry terminology but never really caught on in English—it's a linguistic ghost showing how scientific English absorbed and then rejected French chemical nomenclature.

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