disulphide

/ (daɪˈsʌlfaɪd) /

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noun

any chemical compound containing two sulphur atoms per moleculeAlso called (not in technical usage): bisulphide

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Words nearby disulphide

disulfide, disulfiram, disulfoton, disulfuric, disulphate, disulphide, disulphuric acid, disunify, disunion, disunionist, disunite

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How to use disulphide in a sentence

Methyl disulphide is colorless, but methyldiselenide is a reddish yellow liquid.
Synthesis of 2-methyl-4-selenoquinazolone, 2-phenylbenzoselenazole, and its derivatives|Y-Gwan Chen
After the solution was boneblacked, the yellow precipitate was recrystallized from carbon disulphide.
Synthesis of 2-methyl-4-selenoquinazolone, 2-phenylbenzoselenazole, and its derivatives|Y-Gwan Chen
Pyrite, pī′rīt, n. native iron disulphide of a pale-yellow colour and very hard—also Iron pyrites.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Marcasite is thus the less stable of the two modifications of iron disulphide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various

It is readily soluble in carbon disulphide, forming a yellow solution.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson