sulfide

[ suhl-fahyd, -fid ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group.

Origin of sulfide

1
1830–40; sulf(ur) + -ide

Other words from sulfide

  • sub·sul·fide, noun

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Scientific definitions for sulfide

sulfide

[ sŭlfīd′ ]


  1. A chemical compound of sulfur and another element or radical, such as hydrogen sulfide.

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