English Explanatory Dictionary

sulfuret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sulfide.
verb
  1. Alternative form of sulfurate

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌlfjəˌɹɛt/ /ˈsʌlfjuˌɹɛt/ /ˈsʌlfəˌɹɛt/

Word forms

sulfuret sulfurets sulfureting sulfuretting sulfureted sulfuretted

Etymology

From Latin sulphuretum (“relating to sulphur; sulphide”), coined in 1788 as sulphuret by the translator of de Morveau, Lavoisier et al.'s 1787 book Méthode de nomenclature chimique James St. John as a translation of French sulfure. By surface analysis, sulfur + -uret.

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