hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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Instead, like other species that live on hydrothermal vents, the snail is home to bacteria that feast on hydrogen sulfide, oxygen, and carbon dioxide and convert those chemicals into sugar.
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The gas, hydrogen sulfide, is created by turbulence of the sanitary sewage flow.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This can happen when mold combines with excess moisture and releases hydrogen sulfide gas.
—Ryan Brennan
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The chemical reaction that was believed to have occurred during a cleaning process produced toxic hydrogen sulfide, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The gas, hydrogen sulfide, is created by turbulence of the sanitary sewage flow.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This can happen when mold combines with excess moisture and releases hydrogen sulfide gas.
—Ryan Brennan
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The chemical reaction that was believed to have occurred during a cleaning process produced toxic hydrogen sulfide, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said.
—John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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