sulfide

American  

[suhl-fahyd, -fid] / ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group.

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sulfide Scientific  

/ sŭl′fīd′ /

1. A chemical compound of sulfur and another element or radical, such as hydrogen sulfide.

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Other Word Forms

• subsulfide noun

Etymology

Origin of sulfide

1830–40; sulf(ur) + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

The low-grade layer—which the previous owners hit and deemed unworthy of mining—was the type of primary sulfide ore Rio seeks to unlock with Nuton.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because disulfides are sensitive, they had to be "masked" by converting them into a protected pair of sulfides so the structure would not break down during later reactions.

From Science Daily

Hydrogen sulfide, a naturally occurring gas best known for its strong rotten egg odor, may offer a faster and gentler way to treat stubborn nail infections.

From Science Daily

They illuminated a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen to recreate atmospheric conditions from before life emerged.

From Science Daily

They aim to show Nuton’s bioleaching technology works at scale and can be deployed throughout the Americas to uncork the low-grade sulfide ores left in old mines.

From The Wall Street Journal