sulphide

/ (ˈsʌlfaɪd) /

noun

a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element

another name for thio-ether

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Words nearby sulphide

sulph-, sulphanilamide, sulphate, sulphate-resisting cement, sulphatise, sulphide, sulphinyl, sulphite, sulphonamide, sulphonate, sulphone

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Example sentences from the Web for sulphide

It is also made by melting the ferrocyanide of potassium with sulphide of potassium.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885|Various
The Taylor process (experiment No. 21) used a solution of sulphide of calcium in pyroligneous acid.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885|Various
With sulphur it forms a sulphide which draws together into almost harmless drops, instead of encasing the grains of iron.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various
The remaining 85 per cent is derived from the sulphide group.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

Sulphide of antimony is separated from the ore by liquation; this regulus is met with in commerce as "crude antimony."
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

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