English
hydropolysulfide
From hydro- + polysulfide.
A compound of hydro- + polysulfide
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
Today it means
noun Any compound of general formula RSₙH (where n is greater than 2) having a chain of sulfur atoms.
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Etymograph / hydropolysulfide