"sulpha-" meaning in English

See sulpha- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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  1. Alternative spelling of sulfa-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: sulfa-
    Sense id: en-sulpha--en-prefix-xwrdQsnl
  2. (dated, chemistry) sulfur compounds Tags: dated, morpheme
    Sense id: en-sulpha--en-prefix-OnOQUNo3 Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Derived forms: sulphacid, sulphamate, sulphamic, sulphamide, sulphanilic, sulphantimonate, sulphantimonic, sulphantimonious, sulphantimonite, sulpharsenate, sulpharsenic, sulpharsenious, sulpharsenite, sulphate, sulphatic, sulphato-, sulphaurate, sulphauric
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