Sulphacid \Sulph*ac"id\, n. [Sulpho- + acid.]
(Chem.)
An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays
a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus,
thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; --
called also sulphoacid. See the Note under Acid, n., 2.
[1913 Webster]
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Sulphacid \Sulph*ac"id\, n. [Sulpho- + acid.]
(Chem.)
An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays
a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus,
thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; --
called also sulphoacid. See the Note under Acid, n., 2.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |