sodium polysulfide: Meaning and Definition of

so'dium polysul'fide

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. a yellow-brown, water-soluble, granular powder, NaS, used chiefly in the manufacture of sulfur dyes, insecticides, and synthetic rubber.
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