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hydrogen sulphide

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noun

  1. Also called: sulphuretted hydrogen.  a colourless poisonous soluble flammable gas with an odour of rotten eggs: used as a reagent in chemical analysis. Formula: H 2 S

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"They are highly vulnerable to corrosion," and to CO2, or hydrogen sulphide, both of which are found in subsea well environments, he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

His mother, Rebecca Currie is convinced her son's underlying health problems have been made worse by emissions of hydrogen sulphide gas coming from the landfill.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Alekperov said the Yamama formation at the West Qurna 2 oilfield has proved difficult to tap because it contains high levels of hydrogen sulphide.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2021

But 30 days later, one band of mud had become paler, suggesting some hydrogen sulphide had gone missing.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 19, 2020

It is recovered from sulphur waste by the Chance process, which consists in converting the sulphur into hydrogen sulphide, and burning the latter with insufficient air for complete combustion.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

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