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SULPHIDE

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Meaning:

A compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive

Synonyms:

sulfide; sulphide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sulphide" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Meronyms (substance of "sulphide"):

atomic number 16; S; sulfur; sulphur (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sulphide"):

pyrites (any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest))

hydrogen sulfide (a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs)

iron disulfide (a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron)

cadmium sulfide (a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment)

zinc sulfide; zinc sulphide (a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment)

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