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trithionic acid

noun
tri·thi·on·ic acid | \¦trīˌthī¦änik-\

Definition of trithionic acid 

: the thionic acid H2S3O6 containing three atoms of sulfur in the molecule

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History and Etymology for trithionic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + thionic

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