a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element
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sul•fide
(sul′fīd, -fid),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrya compound of sulfur with a more electropositive element or, less often, a group.
- sulf(ur) + -ide 1830–40
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