| NOUN | substance | sulfide, sulphide | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive |
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| Sounds | sah'lfay.d | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | A compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive. | |
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| Synonym | sulphide | |
| Narrower | cadmium sulfide | A yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment |
| hydrogen sulfide | A sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs | |
| iron disulfide | A compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron | |
| pyrites | Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) | |
| 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 | |
| Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| Substances | sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 | An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
| Spanish | sulfuro | |
| Catalan | sulfur | |
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