sulfoxide
- noun
- /sʌlˈfɒksaɪd/
- Specialized
:
sulfoxido
- To enhance the solubility of the drug, they used dimethyl sulfoxide in their formulation.
- dimethyl sulfoxide
- sulfoxide (DMSO)
Examples
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For forskolin (Sigma) experiments, forskolin was diluted in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and added to Dent's solution in the indicated concentration.
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Freeze the fibroblasts in 90% FCS plus 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
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But yeah, that's the the dimethyl sulfoxide DMSO we use.
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The patient was suspected of having ingested a significant quantity of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
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Using skin tissue in the laboratory, Lay and Willard have had success so far with glycerol, dimethyl sulfoxide, sugar, and sucrose.
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The plate was placed in a 37 degrees C humidified incubator for an additional 4 hours; the supernatant was discarded, and 200 microliters of dimethyl sulfoxide was added to each well.
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In the laboratory, dimethyl sulfoxide is often used as a solvent for various chemical reactions.
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The researchers prepared the samples using dimethyl sulfoxide as the primary solvent.
Compounds
- Specialized
A clear liquid used to dissolve medicines and to preserve cells and tissues in labs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sulfoxide comes from sulfur and oxide, where oxide means 'a compound with oxygen'. So a sulfoxide is a molecule where sulfur is bonded to oxygen and carbon, and that link explains its special properties and use as a solvent in laboratories.
