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hydrogen sulfide

hy·dro·gen sul·fide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-druh-juh n suhl-fahyd, -fid]
    • /ˈhaɪ drə dʒən ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd/
    • /ˈhaɪ.drɪ.dʒən ˈsəl.ˌfaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-druh-juh n suhl-fahyd, -fid]
    • /ˈhaɪ drə dʒən ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd/

Definitions of hydrogen sulfide words

  • noun hydrogen sulfide a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis. 1
  • noun hydrogen sulfide Chemistry 1
  • noun hydrogen sulfide a flammable, poisonous gas, H2S, with the characteristic odor of rotten eggs, widely used as a reagent in analytical chemistry 0
  • noun hydrogen sulfide (inorganic chemistry) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry. 0
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Origin of hydrogen sulfide

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Hydrogen sulfide

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hydrogen sulfide popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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