sulfochloride

noun

sul·​fo·​chloride

¦səl(ˌ)fō+

1

: a compound with sulfur and chlorine that is analogous to an oxychloride

phosphorus sulfochloride PSCl₃

2

: sulfonyl chloride

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sulf- + chloride

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