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allyl sulfide

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noun Chemistry.

a colorless or pale yellow, water-insoluble liquid, C6H10S, having a garlicky odor, used chiefly in flavoring.

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Also called diallyl sulfide, thioallyl ether.

Words nearby allyl sulfide

allyl chloride, allyl group, allylic, allyl mercaptan, allyl resin, allyl sulfide, allyl sulphide, allylthiourea, allyou, ALM, Alma

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Example sentences from the Web for allyl sulfide

Their hydrogen sulfide plant blew a crater in the ground a year ago.
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It has since been obtained, in a separate state, by the action of sodium upon iodide of allyl.
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As the pupils of his eyes dilated he worked by touch, spreading a bit of powder on the end containing the special sulfide screen.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
A man can live in a boiler factory or in a cubist art gallery, but he cannot live in a room containing hydrogen sulfide.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

Or if hydrogen sulfide is mixed with the acetylene we may get thiophenes, which have sulfur in the ring.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
The luminous watch dials consist of a coating of zinc sulfide under continual bombardment by the radium projectiles.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

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