disulphide

/ daɪˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

any chemical compound containing two sulphur atoms per molecule Also called (not in technical usage)bisulphide

Methyl disulphide is colorless, but methyldiselenide is a reddish yellow liquid.

After the solution was boneblacked, the yellow precipitate was recrystallized from carbon disulphide.

Pyrite, pī′rīt, n. native iron disulphide of a pale-yellow colour and very hard—also Iron pyrites.

Marcasite is thus the less stable of the two modifications of iron disulphide.

It is readily soluble in carbon disulphide, forming a yellow solution.

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