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
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
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
A new test for chloral hydrate has been devised by Frank Ogston, namely, yellow sulphide of ammonium.
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