disulfide
or di·sul·phide
[dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid]
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noun Chemistry.
(in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS2.
(in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C4H10S2.
Origin of disulfide
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The disulphide, IrS2, is formed when powdered iridium is heated with sulphur and an alkaline carbonate.
I pull out the leg of a live Spider and put it to soak for an hour in disulphide of carbon, which dissolves fat.
Insect AdventuresJ. Henri Fabre
I put the leg to soak for a quarter of an hour in disulphide of carbon, the best solvent of fatty matters.
The Life of the SpiderJ. Henri Fabre
By heating the disulphide in a current of hydrogen, germanious sulphide, GeS, is formed.
disulphide
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