sulfhydrate

noun

sulf·​hydrate

¦səlf+

variants or less commonly sulphydrate

ˌsəlˈfīˌdrāt

: hydrosulfide

—not used systematically

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sulf- + hydrate

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