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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Show that the preparation of sulphur dioxide from a sulphite is similar in principle to the preparation of hydrogen sulphide.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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