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sulphuret

British  
/ ˈsʌlfjʊˌrɛt /

verb

  1. (tr) to treat or combine with sulphur

"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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Zinc is found, in the form of a sulphuret, in small quantities, at several of the lead-mines in Washington county.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

I observed small masses of sulphuret of iron in some parts of this rock.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

In this case the desired effect may often be produced by also moistening the head, say twice a week, with water, to which a little sulphuret of potassium or hydrosulphuret of ammonia has been added.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

It is the sulphuret of lead, and not the arseniate.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Zinc is abundant, but as the ore is the sulphuret, it is not very valuable.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

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