trisulphide

/ (traɪˈsʌlfaɪd) /

noun

any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule

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How to use trisulphide in a sentence

The two sulphides of antimony are called the trisulphide and the pentasulphide respectively.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
A mixture of trioxide of antimony, sulphide of potassium, carbonate of potassium, and undecomposed trisulphide of antimony.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
On heating in absence of air, it decomposes into the trisulphide and sulphur.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 | Various
The Flowers of Antimony is an impure oxysulphide of antimony, with variable proportions of trioxide and undecomposed trisulphide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
By the union of antimony trisulphide with basic sulphides, livers of antimony are obtained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 | Various

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