sulphide : Idioms & Phrases


cadmium sulphide

  • noun ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
    greenockite.
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Double sulphide

  • (Chem.), a compound of two sulphides.
Webster 1913

Golden sulphide, ∨ sulphuret

Webster 1913

Hydrogen sulphide

  • a colorless inflammable gas, H2S, having the characteristic odor of bad eggs, and found in many mineral springs. It is produced by the action of acids on metallic sulphides, and is an important chemical reagent. Called also sulphureted hydrogen.
Webster 1913

Metallic sulphide

  • a binary compound of sulphur with a metal.
Webster 1913

zinc sulphide

  • noun a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
    zinc sulfide.
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