Sulphine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sulphine \Sul"phine\, n. (Chem.)
     Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist
     essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In
     general they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances
     having a peculiar odor; as, {trimethyl sulphine},
     {(CH3)3S.OH}. Cf. {Sulphonium}.


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