hydrosulfide

noun

hy·​dro·​sulfide

: a compound derived from hydrogen sulfide by the replacement of half its hydrogen by an element or radical

potassium hydrosulfide KSH

compare mercaptan

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + sulfide

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