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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

BISMUTHITE, a somewhat rare mineral, consisting of bismuth trisulphide, Bi2S3.

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

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

Two sulphides of antimony are definitely known, the trisulphide Sb2S3 and the pentasulphide Sb2S5; a third, the tetrasulphide Sb2S4, has also been described, but its existence is doubtful.

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

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