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disulfide

American

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

Or disulphide

noun

Chemistry.

(in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS 2 .
(in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C 4 H 10 S 2 .

Etymology

Origin of disulfide

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 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

Carotin is insoluble in water, only very slightly soluble in acetone or cold alcohol, readily soluble in petroleum ether, ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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