or chiefly Brit  sul*phide  n 1  :  any of various organic compounds characterized by a sulfur atom attached to two carbon atoms  2  :  a binary compound (as CuS) of sulfur usu.with a more electropositive element or group  :  a salt of hydrogen sulfide .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sal·i·vate   solvate   sulfate  sul·fite 
 
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