ammonium sulfide

noun

: a sulfide of ammonium: such as

a

: the unstable colorless to yellow crystalline normal sulfide (NH₄)₂S

b

: the white crystalline hydrosulfide NH₄HS used in aqueous solution chiefly in the textile industry

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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