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trisulfide

n. (context chemistry English) Any sulfide containing three atoms of sulfur

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Trisulfide

In organic chemistry, trisulfide is the functional group R-S-S-S-R.

Examples include:

  • Diallyl trisulfide
  • Dimethyl trisulfide
  • Trisulfane (hydrogen trisulfide)

Inorganic compounds with three sulfur atoms are also named as trisulfides.

Examples include:

  • Antimony trisulfide
  • Arsenic trisulfide
  • Bismuth trisulfide
  • Dibismuth trisulfide
  • Diboron trisulfide
  • Diiron trisulfide
  • Molybdenum trisulfide
  • Phosphorus trisulfide

Usage examples of "trisulfide".

Perhaps her own life was somewhat prolonged by this removal of the irritating stench of diallyl disulfide and trisulfide and the rest, but Lucy's was thought—by the doctors, at least—to suffer.