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sesquisulphide

sesquisulphide noun: any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms for every two metal atoms.

Noun

sesquisulphide (plural sesquisulphides)

  1. Any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms for every two metal atoms.

Forms of sesquisulphide

pluralsesquisulphides
alternative formsesquisulfide

Origin of sesquisulphide

From sesqui- + sulphide.

Words formed from sesquisulphide

Questions about sesquisulphide

What does sesquisulphide mean?
Sesquisulphide means any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms for every two metal atoms.
What part of speech is sesquisulphide?
Sesquisulphide is a noun.
What is the plural of sesquisulphide?
The plural of sesquisulphide is sesquisulphides.

Words near sesquisulphide in the dictionary

  1. sesquisulfates
  2. sesquisulfide
  3. sesquisulfides
  4. sesquisulphate
  5. sesquisulphates
  6. sesquisulphide
  7. sesquisulphides
  8. sesquisyllabe
  9. sesquisyllabic
  10. sesquisyllabicity
  11. sesquisyllable

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