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Sulphion

Sul′phi-on

,
Noun.
[
Sulph
o- +
ion
.]
(Chem.)
A hypothetical radical,
SO4
, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition; – so called in accordance with the binary theory of salts.
[Written also
sulphione
.]

Definition 2024


sulphion

sulphion

English

Alternative forms

  • sulphione

Noun

sulphion (plural sulphions)

  1. (chemistry) A hypothetical radical, SO4, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.