sulphide

/ (ˈsʌlfaɪd) /

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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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How to use sulphide in a sentence

The precipitate was filtered, washed, and decomposed by hydrogen sulphide in a mixture of water and ether.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The alcoholic solution of this third lot gave no precipitate with hydrogen sulphide.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
This powder will be referred to later as "P." The filtered liquid was freed from lead by hydrogen sulphide.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
Hydrogen sulphide was passed into the ether solution mixed with water to remove the lead.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

This was confirmed by dissolving the lead chloride in hot water and precipitating as lead sulphide.
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