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

"We discovered that shining light on Janus molybdenum sulfur selenide and molybdenum disulfide creates tiny, directional forces inside the material, which show up as changes in its SHG pattern," Zhang said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

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

From Salon • May 27, 2025

For instance, a popular semiconducting 2D material known as molybdenum disulfide will stick to gold, a metal, but won't directly transfer to insulators like silicon dioxide by just coming into physical contact with that surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2023

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.