Sulfide

Quick meaning: Sulfide is a noun meaning (American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

Meaning

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

More Meanings

1. (organic chemistry) (organosulfide) A class of organic compounds RSR', where R and R' represent an alkyl group or other organic substituent.

Example Sentences

Newmont Mining Corp's Yanacocha sulfides project to expand gold production in Peru has been delayed and will only be developed "at the pace the pandemic allows," CEO Tom Palmer said on Wednesday at an industry conference.

By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.

Word Forms

• sulfides
• sulphide

Synonyms for sulfide

Depending on context, synonyms include sulphide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sulphide, sulfur, sulfite, sulphite, sulphur, disulphide.

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