sulfide

• sulphide (UK)

From sulf(ur) +‎ -ide.

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sulfide (plural sulfides)

1. (American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.
   • 2021 September 22, Reuters, “Newmont's Yanacocha sulfides project delayed by pandemic -CEO”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     Newmont Mining Corp's Yanacocha sulfides project to expand gold production in Peru has been delayed and will only be developed "at the pace the pandemic allows," CEO Tom Palmer said on Wednesday at an industry conference.

   • 2025 April 18, “Scientists detect strong evidence of life on an alien planet”, in France 24‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 April 2025‎^[3]:

     By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.

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• Hyphenation: sul‧fi‧de

sulfide n (plural sulfiden or sulfides)

1. sulfide (anion of sulphur or a compound thereof)

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