disulphide

British

/ daɪˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

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

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Another advantage is that a smaller percentage of the toxic substance carbon disulphide is needed compared to standard processes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

I could apply a dry coating of tungsten disulphide to the BTUs, like I’d read about on gun forums.

From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2022

Whittingham put metallic lithium in one end and a layered material called titanitum disulphide at the other; the titanium had spaces that could capture the flowing electrons.

From Scientific American • Oct. 9, 2019

This TM3–ECL2 disulphide bridge anchors the extracellular side of the helix near the binding site, and limits the extent of the conformational changes of this region during receptor activation.

From Nature • Feb. 13, 2013

Passing over the discovery of carbon disulphide by W.A.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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