sulfoxide

noun

sulf·​ox·​ide ˌsəl-ˈfäk-ˌsīd 

: any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an SO group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sulfoxide

• dimethyl sulfoxide

Medical Definition

sulfoxide

noun

sulf·​ox·​ide

variants or chiefly British sulphoxide

ˌsəl-ˈfäk-ˌsīd 

: any of a class of organic compounds characterized by a sulfinyl group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon