copper sulfide

noun

: any sulfide of copper: such as

a

: the black crystalline sulfide Cu₂S occurring naturally as chalcocite

called also cuprous sulfide

b

: the black, bluish black, or brownish black crystalline sulfide CuS occurring naturally as covellite and precipitated by hydrogen sulfide from a solution of a cupric salt

called also cupric sulfide

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