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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sulphide \Sul"phide\, noun (Chem.) A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly called {sulphuret}.
{Double sulphide} (Chem.), a compound of two sulphides.
{Hydrogen sulphide}. (Chem.) See under {Hydrogen}.
{Metallic sulphide}, a binary compound of sulphur with a metal.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sulphide
noun: a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive [syn: {sulfide}]
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