hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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The homecare brand's shower head diminishes elements in water like chlorine, heavy metals, and hydrogen sulfide that usual shower heads don't remove.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
And there’s ones that are saturated with — to us — a poisonous environment, either high CO2 or high hydrogen sulfide, or weird aldehydes or something.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
The new data was found from the James Webb Space Telescope, including the detection of a trace of hydrogen sulfide, which is known for its rotten egg odor at low concentrations, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
These include sodium carbonate, ferrous, sodium hydrogen, sulfur, salt and hydrogen sulfide springs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
And there’s ones that are saturated with — to us — a poisonous environment, either high CO2 or high hydrogen sulfide, or weird aldehydes or something.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
The new data was found from the James Webb Space Telescope, including the detection of a trace of hydrogen sulfide, which is known for its rotten egg odor at low concentrations, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
These include sodium carbonate, ferrous, sodium hydrogen, sulfur, salt and hydrogen sulfide springs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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