sulphide

/ˈsʌlfaɪd/ /sʌlˈfaɪd/

Meanings

noun

Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

Examples :

"The unpleasant smell near the factory was likely due to hydrogen sulphide released during industrial processes. "

noun

A kind of clear marble with a small statuette or figure inside.

Examples :

"My grandmother collects sulphides; her favorite one has a tiny porcelain dog inside. "

material item art

Related Words

processes noun

/ˈpɹoʊsɛsiːz/ /ˈpɹəʊ̯sɛsiːz/ /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪz/

A series of events which produce a result (the product).

"The bakery uses complex processes to transform flour, sugar, and eggs into delicious cakes. "

compound noun

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /kəmˈpaʊnd/

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

"The prisoners were kept in a secure compound. "

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

statuette noun

/ˌstætʃuˈɛt/ /ˌstætʃuˈɛtə/

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

"The tourist bought a small statuette of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir. "

unpleasant adjective

/ʌnˈplezənt/

Not pleasant.

"The weather forecast predicted an unpleasant day, with rain and strong winds. "

sulphides noun

/ˈsʌlfaɪdz/

Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

"The mining company extracts valuable metals from rocks containing sulphides. "

hydrogen noun

/ˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n/ /ˈhaɪdɹədʒən/

The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.

"Hydrogen is the simplest chemical element, with only one proton in its atom. "

electropositive noun

/ɪˌlɛktroʊˈpɑzətɪv/ /iˌlɛktroʊˈpɑzətɪv/

A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.

"In the electrolysis of saltwater, the electropositive (sodium ion) migrates to the negatively charged cathode. "

collects verb

/kəˈlɛkts/ /ˈkɑlɛkts/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

industrial noun

/ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/

(19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry.

"My grandfather was a skilled industrial during the 1950s. "

porcelain noun

/ˈpoːslɘn/ /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/ /ˈpɔɹslɪn/

The plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia.

"The botanist studied the porcelain plant, a vine common in the forests of eastern China. "

released verb

/ɹɪˈliːst/

To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

"He released his grasp on the lever."