sulphide

British  

/ ˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

1. a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element

2. another name for thio-ether

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sulphide

He adds that TD Cowen’s valuation is unchanged because it already excludes primary sulphide processing, which would come much later in the mine life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

This suggested that microscopic plankton living on the surface of the seas produce sulfur in the form of a gas, dimethyl sulphide, that once in the atmosphere, oxidizes and forms small particles called aerosols.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

A key attraction for the buyout is Mincor's Cassini nickel sulphide deposit in Western Australia's Kambalda region that raises Wyloo's Australian exposure to the battery material.

From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2023

There are three types of such mining: taking deposit-rich polymetallic nodules off the ocean floor, mining massive seafloor sulphide deposits and stripping cobalt crusts from rock.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023

The use of copper or brass tubes should be strictly avoided, as they would be quickly corroded by the action of the ammonia and hydrogen sulphide contained in the gas.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by R. E. Mathot

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