disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
(ˌ)dī-ˈsəl-ˌfīd 
1
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
2
: an organic compound containing the divalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms
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The molecules, dimethyl sulfide and potentially dimethyl disulfide, are typically made by marine phytoplankton on Earth.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
But on Wednesday Madhusudhan and his team announced that a second JWST instrument had detected either the compound or a similar potential biosignature, dimethyl disulfide, with more confidence than the previous observations and at much higher levels than those in Earth’s atmosphere.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Researchers detected chemical fingerprints of at least one, if not two, molecules—dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)—in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a planet outside of our solar system, 124 light years away from Earth.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
The strands are held together by strong chemical bonds called disulfides, while the individual molecules are held together by much weaker hydrogen bonds.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Like other Olaplex bonding products, this moisturizing conditioner fills in weak spots in the hair with disulfide bonds, helping repair and protect.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 25 July 2024
The researchers started by synthesizing a material from monolayers of the semiconductors molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide, which belong to a class of materials that past simulations had implied could exhibit Nagaoka-style magnetism.
—Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
As well as allicin, sulphur compounds including diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine enter your body via the digestive tract and exert impressive antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal powers.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
But on Wednesday Madhusudhan and his team announced that a second JWST instrument had detected either the compound or a similar potential biosignature, dimethyl disulfide, with more confidence than the previous observations and at much higher levels than those in Earth’s atmosphere.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Researchers detected chemical fingerprints of at least one, if not two, molecules—dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)—in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a planet outside of our solar system, 124 light years away from Earth.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
The strands are held together by strong chemical bonds called disulfides, while the individual molecules are held together by much weaker hydrogen bonds.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Like other Olaplex bonding products, this moisturizing conditioner fills in weak spots in the hair with disulfide bonds, helping repair and protect.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 25 July 2024
The researchers started by synthesizing a material from monolayers of the semiconductors molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide, which belong to a class of materials that past simulations had implied could exhibit Nagaoka-style magnetism.
—Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
As well as allicin, sulphur compounds including diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine enter your body via the digestive tract and exert impressive antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal powers.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
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disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
(ˈ)dī-ˈsəl-ˌfīd
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or chemical group
Medical Definition
disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
variants
or chiefly British disulphide
1
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
2
: an organic compound containing the bivalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms
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