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sul·fide

(sŭl′fīd′)

Divalent sulfur, or a compound of divalent sulfur with an electropositive element or group, especially a binary compound of sulfur with a metal.

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sul•fide

(ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd)

n.

a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, group.

[1830–40]

sul·fide

(sŭl′fīd′)

A chemical compound of sulfur and another element or radical, such as hydrogen sulfide.

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Noun

sulfide - a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive

sulphide

atomic number 16, sulfur, sulphur, S - an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

pyrites - any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)

chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

hydrogen sulfide - a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs

iron disulfide - a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron

cadmium sulfide - a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment

zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide - a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment

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