Meanings
plural sulfides · alternative UK sulphide
- USchemistryAny compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.
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.
2021 September 22, Reuters, “Newmont's Yanacocha sulfides project delayed by pandemic -CEO”, in Reuters1 more example
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.
2025 April 18, “Scientists detect strong evidence of life on an alien planet”, in France 24, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2025 - chemistry(organosulfide) A class of organic compounds RSR', where R and R' represent an alkyl group or other organic substituent.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsulpur
- Latinsulfur
- Latinsulphur
- Anglo-Normansulfre
- Middle Englishsulphur
- Englishsulf(ur)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsulfide
Translations
Catalan sulfur
- sulfurany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Czech sulfid
- sulfidany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Dutch sulfide
- sulfideany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Esperanto sulfido
- sulfidoany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Finnish sulfidi
- sulfidiany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
French sulfure
- sulfureany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
German Sulfid
- Sulfidany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Hungarian szulfid
- szulfidany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Irish suilfíd
- suilfídany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Italian solfuro
- solfuroany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Polish siarczek
- siarczekany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Portuguese sulfeto
- sulfetoany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Romanian sulfură
- sulfurăany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Russian сульфи́д
- сульфи́д (sulʹfíd)any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Spanish sulfuro
- sulfuroany compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group
Cite this entry
sulfide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfide
“sulfide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfide.
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