English
polysulfide
From poly- + sulfide.
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús ‘much, many’
Ancient Greek πολύς ‘many, much’
English poly-
Today it means
noun Any compound of general formula RSₙR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative of a polysulfane.
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Etymograph / polysulfide