sulphide
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sulphide
(ˈsʌlfaɪd)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element
2. (Elements & Compounds) another name for thio-ether
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| Noun | 1. |  sulphide - a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositiveatomic number 16, sulfur, sulphur, S - an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) pyrites - any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight hydrogen sulfide - a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs iron disulfide - a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron cadmium sulfide - a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide - a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment |
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sulphide
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