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sulfide

sul·fide
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhl-fahyd, -fid]
    • /ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd/
    • /ˈsəl.ˌfaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhl-fahyd, -fid]
    • /ˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd/

Definitions of sulfide word

  • noun sulfide a compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group. 1
  • noun sulfide chemical compound 1
  • noun sulfide a compound of sulfur with another element or a radical 0
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Origin of sulfide

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; sulf(ur) + -ide

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Parts of speech for Sulfide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sulfide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • mercuric sulfide

    a crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous compound, HgS, occurring as a coarse, black powder (black mercuric sulfide) or as a fine, bright-scarlet powder (red mercuric sulfide) used chiefly as a pigment and as a source of the free metal.

  • allyl sulfide

    a colorless or pale yellow, water-insoluble liquid, C 6 H 10 S, having a garlicky odor, used chiefly in flavoring.

  • amyl sulfide

    a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.

  • black mercuric sulfide

    a crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous compound, HgS, occurring as a coarse, black powder (black mercuric sulfide) or as a fine, bright-scarlet powder (red mercuric sulfide) used chiefly as a pigment and as a source of the free metal.

  • calcium sulfide

    a yellow to light-gray, slightly water-soluble powder, CaS, having the odor of rotten eggs when moist: used chiefly in the preparation of luminous paint, hydrogen sulfide, and as a depilatory in cosmetics.

  • cinnabar

    a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal
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