Sulphon

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

  Sulphuryl \Sul"phur*yl\, n. [Sulphur + -yl.] (Chem.)
     The hypothetical radical {SO2}; -- called also {sulphon}.
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     {Sulphuryl chloride}, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid,
        {SO2.Cl2}, obtained by the action of phosphorus


        pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water
        it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and
        is hence called also {sulphuric chloranhydride}.
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