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subsulfide

subsulfide noun: any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms is fewer than the number of cation elements.

Noun

subsulfide (plural subsulfides)

  1. Any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms is fewer than the number of cation elements

Forms of subsulfide

pluralsubsulfides
alternative formsubsulphide

Origin of subsulfide

From sub- + sulfide.

Words formed from subsulfide

  • carbon subsulfide
  • nickel subsulfide

Questions about subsulfide

What does subsulfide mean?
Subsulfide means any sulfide in which the number of sulfur atoms is fewer than the number of cation elements.
What part of speech is subsulfide?
Subsulfide is a noun.
What is the plural of subsulfide?
The plural of subsulfide is subsulfides.

Words near subsulfide in the dictionary

  1. subsulcate
  2. subsulculate
  3. subsulfate
  4. subsulfates
  5. subsulfid
  6. subsulfide
  7. subsulfides
  8. subsulfids
  9. subsulphate
  10. subsulphates
  11. subsulphid

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