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hydrosulfide

hydrosulfide noun: any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.

Noun

hydrosulfide (plural hydrosulfides)

  1. Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
  2. The HS⁻ anion.

Forms of hydrosulfide

pluralhydrosulfides
alternative formhydrosulphide

Origin of hydrosulfide

From hydro- + sulfide.

Questions about hydrosulfide

What does hydrosulfide mean?
Hydrosulfide means any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
What part of speech is hydrosulfide?
Hydrosulfide is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrosulfide?
The plural of hydrosulfide is hydrosulfides.

Words near hydrosulfide in the dictionary

  1. hydrostratigraphic
  2. hydrostratigraphies
  3. hydrostratigraphy
  4. hydrosulfate
  5. hydrosulfates
  6. hydrosulfide
  7. hydrosulfides
  8. hydrosulfite
  9. hydrosulfite of soda
  10. hydrosulfites
  11. hydrosulfuric

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