disulfide

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī sul′fīd, -fid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•sul•fide  (dī sul′fīd, -fid),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistry(in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS2.
  2. Chemistry(in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group -SS-, as diethyl disulfide, C4H10S2.
Also, di•sul′phide. 
  • di-1 + sulfide 1860–65

'disulfide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arsenic disulfide - bisulfide - carbon bisulfide - carbon disulfide - carbon tetrachloride - di - disulfiram - disulphide - marcasite - molybdenum disulfide - pyrite - rayon - realgar

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