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sulfides
noun(sul-fide)any of various organic compounds characterized by a sulfur atom attached to two carbon atoms
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noun(sul-fide)a binary compound (such as CuS) of sulfur usually with a more electropositive element or group : a salt of hydrogen sulfide
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noun(sul-fide)a yellow-brown poisonous salt CdS used especially in electronic parts, in photoelectric cells, and in medicine
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noun(sul-fide)a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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noun(sul-fide)any of several sulfides of iron
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noun(sul-fide)an insoluble black compound PbS that occurs naturally as galena and is used in photoconductive cells
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noun(sul-fide)a fluorescent white to yellowish compound ZnS used especially as a white pigment and a phosphor