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sulphide

British  
/ ˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

  1. a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element

  2. another name for thio-ether

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Smit conducted the isotope analyses of sulphide inclusions at Carnegie Institution for Science.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023

Mining at South32’s Taylor sulphide deposit in Hermosa has been impacted by operational hazards as well as restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

The following week an anti-suffragette counter-protest used a motor horn and noxious hydrogen sulphide gas to try and disrupt the speakers.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023

It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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