sulphide
Britishnoun
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a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element
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another name for thio-ether
Example Sentences
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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
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
NRW says it has identified the smell as hydrogen sulphide.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
Australia's nickel sulphide explorer Ardea Resources ARL.AX said in July it has signed a non-binding agreement with a Japanese consortium to conduct a feasibility assessment at its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project Goongarrie Hub in Western Australia.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
It is true, the water extracts a little alkali, and a trace of sulphide of sodium; but the abstraction of these bodies is hardly sufficient to account for the change in question.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
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