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disulfide

or di·sul·phide

[ dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. (in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS 2 .
  2. (in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C 4 H 10 S 2 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of disulfide1

First recorded in 1860–65; di- 1 + sulfide

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