Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sulphide \Sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)
   A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly
   called {sulphuret}.

   {Double sulphide} (Chem.), a compound of two sulphides.

   {Hydrogen sulphide}. (Chem.) See under {Hydrogen}.

   {Metallic sulphide}, a binary compound of sulphur with a
      metal.



   {Hydrogen oxide}, a chemical name for water, H?O.

   {Hydrogen sulphide}, a colorless inflammable gas, {H2S},
      having the characteristic odor of bad eggs, and found in
      many mineral springs. It is produced by the action of
      acids on metallic sulphides, and is an important chemical
      reagent. Called also {sulphureted hydrogen}.