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trisulphide

British  
/ traɪˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

  1. any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule

"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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By the union of antimony trisulphide with basic sulphides, livers of antimony are obtained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Bismuth forms compounds similar to the trisulphide with the elements selenium and tellurium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Sulphides.—Bismuth combines directly with sulphur to form a, disulphide, Bi2S2, and a trisulphide, Bi2S3, the latter compound being formed when the sulphur is in excess.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

On heating in absence of air, it decomposes into the trisulphide and sulphur.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

The triselenide is less volatile than the trisulphide, and is pale green in color.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

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