noun
- a chemical compound containing sulfur combined with another element or group
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive rotten egg smell.
- The mine produced large quantities of iron sulfide.
- Zinc sulfide is used in making phosphorescent materials.
- The laboratory tested the water sample for sulfide contamination.
- Copper sulfide deposits were discovered in the mountain region.
- The chemical reaction produced a dark sulfide precipitate.