sulfide
pronunciation
How to pronounce sulfide in British English:
UK ['sʌlfaɪd]
How to pronounce sulfide in American English:
US [ˈsʌlˌfaɪd]
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- Noun:
- a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
Word Origin
- sulfide (n.)
- compound of sulfur with another element, 1831, from French sulfide; see sulfur + -ide.
Example
- 1. Based on the sulfide data of fig. 6 , fryx1-like phototrophs should be able to inhabit the entire anoxic zone of lake fryxell .
- 2. The pumice comes from italy ; and the pigment which gives " the plug " its color is cadmium sulfide .
- 3. Researchers at the university of maryland , college park , together with the walters art museum in baltimore , are using nanotechnology to prevent that nasty sulfide tarnish from forming .
- 4. The findings suggest that a layer of liquid iron sulfide lies beneath mercury 's crust , which would make the planet much different from the other terrestrial planets .
- 5. In 2009 the canadian firm nautilus minerals , the leading seafloor-mining company , estimated that there are thousands of sulfide systems under the sea , with the potential to yield " several billion tons of copper " alone each year .