sulfureted hydrogen

noun Chemistry.

hydrogen sulfide.

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Nearby words

sulfur-flower, sulfurate, sulfurated potash, sulfureous, sulfuret, sulfureted hydrogen, sulfuric, sulfuric acid, sulfuric anhydride, sulfuric ether, sulfurize

Origin of sulfureted hydrogen

First recorded in 1795–1805

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