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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Pyrite forms through the action of sulfate, which reduces the bacteria that break down organic material in the absence of oxygen and produce hydrogen sulfide. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 Between 2011 and 2017, hydrogen sulfide caused 46 U.S. worker deaths and is still considered one of the nation's leading causes of workplace gas inhalation deaths, according to the agency. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 Two people are dead and at least 35 others were affected after a chemical leak involving hydrogen sulfide occurred at a PEMEX facility in Deer Park, officials said on Thursday. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024 So other molecules were being used besides water, hydrogen sulfide being one of them. quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hydrogen sulfide 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hydrogen sulfide was in 1869

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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hydrogen sulfide

noun
: a flammable poisonous gas with a disagreeable odor suggestive of rotten eggs

Medical Definition

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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