disulfide

or di·sul·phide

[dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid]

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

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

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Historical Examples of disulphide

The disulphide, IrS2, is formed when powdered iridium is heated with sulphur and an alkaline carbonate.
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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 Adventures
J. 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 Spider
J. Henri Fabre
By heating the disulphide in a current of hydrogen, germanious sulphide, GeS, is formed.
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British Dictionary definitions for disulphide

disulphide

noun

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

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disulphide in Medicine

disulfide

[dī-sŭl′fīd′]

A chemical compound containing two sulfur atoms combined with other elements or radicals.bisulfide