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

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sulfide

The river also emits airborne toxins including noxious hydrogen sulfide gas, which causes asthma, headaches and other ailments in neighboring communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Once melting becomes intense enough to destroy the sulfide minerals, however, the stored gold is released and enters the rising magma.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

America’s supply of antimony sulfide currently comes entirely from abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

When these sulfide minerals interact with oxygen-rich surface waters, they turn it acidic.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Well, not technically allergic, but they give me digestive issues that, um...You know like when tiny amounts of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane combine with hydrogen sulfide and ammonia in the large intestine?”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas