sulfide

[suhl-fahyd, -fid]

sul·fide

[suhl-fahyd, -fid]
noun Chemistry.
a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group.

Origin:
1830–40; sulf(ur) + -ide

sub·sul·fide, noun
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Sulfide is always a great word to know.
So is equilibrium. Does it mean:
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis
the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
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sulfide sul·fide (sŭl'fīd')
n.
A compound of bivalent sulfur with an electropositive element or group, especially a binary compound of sulfur with a metal.

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sulfide   (sŭl'fīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A chemical compound of sulfur and another element or radical, such as hydrogen sulfide.
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