disulfide
or di·sul·phide
[ dahy-suhl-fahyd, -fid ]
/ daɪˈsʌl faɪd, -fɪd /
noun Chemistry.
(in inorganic chemistry) a sulfide containing two atoms of sulfur, as carbon disulfide, CS2.
(in organic chemistry) a sulfide containing the bivalent group −SS−, as diethyl disulfide, C4H10S2.
Words nearby disulfide
disturbing,
disty.,
distyle,
disubstituted,
disulfate,
disulfide,
disulfide bond,
disulfiram,
disulfoton,
disulfuric,
disulphate
Example sentences from the Web for disulphide
I pull out the leg of a live Spider and put it to soak for an hour in disulphide of carbon, which dissolves fat.
Insect Adventures |J. Henri FabreBy heating the disulphide in a current of hydrogen, germanious sulphide, GeS, is formed.
The disulphide, IrS2, is formed when powdered iridium is heated with sulphur and an alkaline carbonate.
British Dictionary definitions for disulphide
disulphide
/ (daɪˈsʌlfaɪd) /
noun
any chemical compound containing two sulphur atoms per molecule
Also called (not in technical usage): bisulphide
Medical definitions for disulphide
disulfide
[ dī-sŭl′fīd′ ]
n.
A chemical compound containing two sulfur atoms combined with other elements or radicals.
bisulfide