English Explanatory Dictionary

sulfide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.
  2. (organosulfide) A class of organic compounds RSR', where R and R' represent an alkyl group or other organic substituent.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sulfide sulfides sulphide

Etymology

From sulf(ur) + -ide.

Related words

thioether thiol mercaptan

Derived words

allylsulfide aluminum sulfide aluminium sulphide antimony sulfide antimony sulphide arsenic sulfide arsenio-sulfide arsenio-sulphide arseno-sulfide arseno-sulphide barium sulfide barium sulphide bisulfide bisulphide cadmic sulfide cadmic sulphide cadmium sulfide cadmium sulphide calcium sulfide calcium sulphide carbon sulfide carbon sulphide carbonylsulfide carbonyl sulfide carbonyl sulphide copper sulfide copper sulphide cupric sulfide cupric sulphide cuprous sulfide cuprous sulphide decasulfide dichlorodiethyl sulfide dimethyl sulfide disulfide disulphide episulfide ferric sulfide ferric sulphide ferrosulfide ferrous sulfide ferrous sulphide heptasulfide heptasulphide hexasulfide hydrogen sulfide hydrogen sulphide hydrosulfide hydrosulphide iodosulfide iodosulphide iron sulfide iron sulphide lead sulfide lead sulphide lithium sulfide lithium sulphide magnesium sulfide magnesium sulphide mercuric sulfide
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