1
: any of various organic compounds characterized by a sulfur atom attached to two carbon atoms
2
: a binary compound (such as CuS) of sulfur usually with a more electropositive element or group : a salt of hydrogen sulfide
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Temporarily relocating a water intake to draw water from the lower levels of the mine pit where sulfide levels are higher.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Hydrogen sulfide is a poisonous, corrosive and flammable gas that’s produced by the breakdown of both organic matter and gypsum-containing materials like drywall.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Other sources for copper are chalcocite, a sulfide named after the Greek word for copper, the copper silver sulfide acanthite, and the rare copper iron sulfide bornite.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Cadmium can replace zinc in sphalerite and similar sulfide minerals, so most is recovered during the industrial processing of zinc-, copper- and lead-ores.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
Hydrogen sulfide is a poisonous, corrosive and flammable gas that’s produced by the breakdown of both organic matter and gypsum-containing materials like drywall.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Other sources for copper are chalcocite, a sulfide named after the Greek word for copper, the copper silver sulfide acanthite, and the rare copper iron sulfide bornite.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Cadmium can replace zinc in sphalerite and similar sulfide minerals, so most is recovered during the industrial processing of zinc-, copper- and lead-ores.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulfide. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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sulfide
noun
sul·fide
ˈsəl-ˌfīd 
: a compound of sulfur with one or more other elements : a salt of hydrogen sulfide
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