disulfide

American  

[dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid] / daɪˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd /

Or disulphide

noun

Chemistry.

1. (in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS 2 .

2. (in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C 4 H 10 S 2 .

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Etymology

Origin of disulfide

First recorded in 1860–65; di- ¹ + sulfide

Example Sentences

A few of the most prominent of these in A. titanum are oligosulfides like dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Yiling Yu, a member of Xiao's research team, grew isotopically pure 2D crystals of atomically thin molybdenum disulfide using molybdenum atoms of different masses.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

To link the two pieces, they used the amino acid cysteine, which binds them together via a disulfide bridge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

The UAB researchers were able to cleave four interchain disulfide bonds in the trastuzumab IgG1 hinge and near hinge regions, creating thiol groups.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

Its specific gravity is 1.07-1.08, melting point about 152.5 C., and it is soluble in alcohol, ether, benzine, carbon disulfide, oils, alkalis and acetic acid.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.