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disulphide

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di⋅sul⋅fide

  [dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid]
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–noun Chemistry.
1. (in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS2.
2. (in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C4H10S2.
Also, di⋅sul⋅phide.

Origin:
1860–65; di- 1 + sulfide
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Main Entry: di·sul·fide
Variant: or chiefly British di·sul·phide /(')dI-'s&l-"fId/
Function: noun
1 : a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
2 : an organic compound containing the bivalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms
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disulfide di·sul·fide (dī-sŭl'fīd')
n.
A chemical compound containing two sulfur atoms combined with other elements or radicals. Also called bisulfide.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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