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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly called sulphuret.
  • noun (Chem.) a compound of two sulphides.
  • noun (Chem.) See under Hydrogen.
  • noun a binary compound of sulphur with a metal.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of sulfide.

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  • noun a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive

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