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PRONUNCIATION OF SULPHIDE

sulphide  [ˈsʌlfaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULPHIDE

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sulphide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SULPHIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulfide

Sulfide (systematically named sulfanediide, and sulfide(2−)) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical of formula S2−. It contributes no color to sulfide salts. As it is classified as a strong base, even dilute solutions of salts such as sodium sulfide are corrosive and can attack the skin. Sulfide is the simplest sulfur anion.

Definition of sulphide in the English dictionary

The definition of sulphide in the dictionary is a compound of sulphur with a more electropositive element.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULPHIDE


bisulfide
baɪˈsʌlfaɪd
bisulphide
baɪˈsʌlfaɪd
certified
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪd
classified
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪd
disulfide
daɪˈsʌlfaɪd
disulphide
daɪˈsʌlfaɪd
hydrosulphide
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsʌlfaɪd
identified
aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪd
justified
ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd
modified
ˈmɒdɪfaɪd
notified
ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd
oxysulphide
ˌɒksɪˈsʌlfaɪd
polysulphide
ˌpɒlɪˈsʌlfaɪd
qualified
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd
satisfied
ˈsætɪsfaɪd
sesquisulphide
ˌseskwɪˈsʌlfaɪd
simplified
ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd
trisulfide
traɪˈsʌlfaɪd
trisulphide
traɪˈsʌlfaɪd
unified
ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULPHIDE

sulphadiazine
sulphadoxine
sulphanilamide
sulphatase
sulphate
sulphate-resisting cement
sulphathiazole
sulphatic
sulphation
sulphhydryl
sulphinpyrazone
sulphinyl
sulphite
sulphitic
sulphonamide
sulphonate
sulphonation
sulphone
sulphonic acid
sulphonium

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULPHIDE

allyl sulphide
cadmium sulphide
carbon bisulphide
carbon disulphide
chide
cowhide
hide
horsehide
hydrogen sulphide
mercuric sulphide
mercury(II) sulphide
outchide
oxhide
phosphide
raphide
rawhide
stannic sulphide

Synonyms and antonyms of sulphide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sulphide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULPHIDE

Find out the translation of sulphide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sulphide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sulphide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硫化物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulfuro
570 millions of speakers

English

sulphide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सल्फाइड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبريتيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сульфид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sulfureto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গন্ধকমিশ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulfure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulfida
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulfid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硫化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sulphide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất hóa học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சல்ஃபைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सल्फाइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sülfid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solfuro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siarczek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сульфід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sulfurat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θειούχων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sulfied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sulfid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sulfid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sulphide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHIDE»

The term «sulphide» is regularly used and occupies the 60.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULPHIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sulphide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULPHIDE»

Discover the use of sulphide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sulphide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sediment-hosted Lead-zinc Sulphide Deposits: Attributes and ...
"This book highlights the recent advances made in the understanding of the temporal and tectono-stratigraphic distribution of sediment-hosted Pb-Zn sulphide ores and processes governing their genesis.
M. Deb, Wayne David Goodfellow, 2004
2
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, ...
Hydrogen sulphide, hydrosulphuric acid, or sulphuretted hydrogen gas, is transparent and colourless ; it possesses a most offensive odour, and cannot be breathed with impunity, frequently giving rise to nausea and vertigo even when much ...
Thomas Spencer Baynes, 1833
3
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology
Under anaerobic conditions, the formation of VFAs may lead to a lowering of the pH value, resulting in the enhancement of release of any hydrogen sulphide formed under such conditions. Significant concentrations of VFAs may develop in  ...
Duncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan, 2003
4
Electrochemistry of Flotation of Sulphide Minerals
Chapter 7 Corrosive Electrochemistry of Oxidation- Reduction of Sulphide Minerals Abstract The flotation mechanism is discussed in the terms of corrosive electrochemistry in this chapter. In corrosion the disolution of minerals is called ...
Yuehua Hu, Wei Sun, Dianzuo Wang, 2010
5
The enrichment of sulphide ores
can not be much above 100° C. Consequently the minerals form under physical conditions that are not greatly different from those found in the zones of surface alteration and sulphide enrichment where ores are exposed to the action of ...
William Harvey Emmons, 1913
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Ore Textures: Recognition and Interpretation
PLATE 20 PYRRHOTITE ALTERATION (Sulphide alteration). Watertank Hill gold mine, Mt Magnet, Western Australia, Australia. (Specimen provided by G. N. Phillips). This specimen has been included to illustrate both selective layer and ...
Roger Taylor, 2010
7
Proceedings of the 12th Baltic Marine Biologists Symposium: ...
Hydrogen sulphide: an important factor in the distribution of marine invertebrates in sediments 169 Bent Vismann Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Strandpromenaden 5, DK-3000 Helsingm, Denmark Abstract Oxygen ...
Baltic Marine Biologists. Symposium, Estelle Bjørnestad, Lars Hagerman, 1992
8
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Industries ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman. Hydrogen sulphide Hydrogen sulphide is found naturally in most crude oils and is also formed during processing by the decomposition of unstable sulphur compounds. Hydrogen sulphide is an extremely toxic, ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
9
Wills' Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the ...
this reason sodium hydrosulphide is sometimes preferred to sodium sulphide, as the former does not hydrolyse and hence increase the pH. The amount of sulphidiser added should be sufficient only to produce a coherent film of sulphide on ...
Barry A. Wills, 2011
10
Analysis of Plant Waste Materials
1.2 ml preserved sample in the analysis 3.1.8 Sulphide (EDI 1983) Princicple. Sulphide is dissolved in waste water as hydrogen sulphide, H,S, as hydrogen sulphide ions, HSl, and as sulphide ions, S2" and in bound complex form as complex ...
Hans F. Linskens, John F. Jackson, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULPHIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sulphide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Botswana Metals reveals 19 metre new zone of nickel sulphide
Botswana Metals (ASX:BML) has revealed that the latest drilling at Maibele North has discovered a new zone of up to 19 metres of nickel sulphide mineralisation ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
2
Nyota Minerals advancing nickel sulphide project in Italy
This follows a 431 line kilometre airborne geophysical survey that was conducted to identify any extensions to the nickel sulphide mineralisation mined ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
3
Phoenix Copper to drill new massive sulphide target at Hayes Creek
... (ASX:PNX) is preparing to drill test a potential massive sulphide target at the ... defined a sizeable near-surface massive sulphide lens with consistently very ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
4
St George Mining finds visible copper, zinc sulphides in drill core
St George Mining (ASX:SGQ) has identified visible copper sulphide and zinc sulphide mineralisation in the drill core at the Desert Dragon Central prospect at its ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
5
St George Mining hits copper, zinc sulphides at Desert Dragon Central
St George Mining has intersected thick multiple ultramafic units and sulphide-rich sequences in its second hole at Desert Dragon Central, at the wholly-owned ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
6
Kate Lens Expands with Significant Sulphide Intercepts
Sydney, Australia, Jun 24, 2015 (Filing Services Canada via Comtex) - Kate Lens Expands with Significant Sulphide Intercepts " A number of significant massive ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
7
Nevsun Discovers New Massive Sulphide Deposit at Bisha
The assays reported today demonstrate that the Bisha District hosts numerous deposits like other classic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) camps ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
8
Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) Updates on New, High-Grade …
Silver Bull Resources (NYSE: SVBL) announce it has identified additional high grade massive sulphide mineralization at its Sierra Mojada Project in Coahuila, ... «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
9
Puma Reports Multiple Massive Sulphide Drill Intercepts at Dragon …
The four holes of the most recently completed program encountered multiple massive sulphide drill intercepts up to 13 meters wide. These massive sulphide ... «Stockhouse, Jun 15»
10
Pioneer Resources has potential for new nickel sulphide discoveries
Pioneer Resources (ASX:PIO) has intersected ultramafic channel rocks that highlight potential for new nickel sulphide ore shoot discoveries to the east and ... «Proactive Investors Australia, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sulphide [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sulphide>. Apr 2024 ».
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