disulfide
Americannoun
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(in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS 2 .
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(in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C 4 H 10 S 2 .
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Origin of disulfide
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A few of the most prominent of these in A. titanum are oligosulfides like dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
While sulfide-based solid electrolytes are conductive, they react with moisture to form toxic hydrogen disulfide.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 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
While traditional technologies use silicon, the researchers constructed the miniaturized transistors from two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide and one-dimensional carbon nanotubes.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
Another step was taken when Cross of London discovered that when the mercerized cotton was treated with carbon disulfide it was dissolved to a yellow liquid.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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