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trisulphide

British  
/ traɪˈsʌlfaɪd /

noun

  1. any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule

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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

Antimony trisulphide, Sb2S3, occurs as the mineral antimonite or stibnite, from which the commercial product is obtained by a process of liquation.

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

Nature gives the following: Hitherto only one compound of boron with sulphur has been known to us, the trisulphide, B2S3, and concerning even that our information has been of the most incomplete description.

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