1. a compound of sulfur with another element or radical
Usage: archaic; chemistry

1. to combine or treat with sulfur
Usage: archaic; chemistry

Examples

• The old chemistry text described iron sulfuret as a common mineral compound.
• Early chemists would sulfuret metals to study their properties.
• The sulfuret of hydrogen produced a distinctive odor in the laboratory.
• They attempted to sulfuret the copper using traditional methods.
• The mineral specimen contained a natural sulfuret of lead.
• Historical texts often refer to what we now call sulfides as sulfurets.