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

This modification occurs through a disulfide bond and differs from the classical process of ubiquitination.

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To guide that control, the team introduced a group containing two carbon-sulfur bonds and a disulfide bond early in the process.

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The nanoflowers are made from molybdenum disulfide, an inorganic compound that can form many different two-dimensional shapes at very small scales.

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The Gaharwar Lab is among a small number of research groups investigating how molybdenum disulfide might be used for biomedical purposes.

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To investigate this behavior, the team used laser beams of various colors on a two-layer Janus TMD material composed of molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked on molybdenum disulfide.

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