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Word Meanings - TRISULPHIDE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A sulphide containing three atoms of sulphur.

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  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • SULPHUR-BOTTOM
    A very large whalebone whale of the genus Sibbaldius, having a yellowish belly; especially, S. sulfureus of the North Pacific, and S. borealis of the North Atlantic; -- called also sulphur whale.
  • THREE-MILE
    Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles included in territorial waters of a state.
  • THREE-PILE
    An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak.
  • THREE-DECKER
    A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
  • CONTAINMENT
    That which is contained; the extent; the substance. The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
  • THREE-SIDED
    Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three- sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.
  • THREE-CORNERED
    Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three- cornered stem. (more info) 1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
  • SULPHURWORT
    The hog's fennel. See under Fennel.
  • THREE-PORT
    Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke.
  • THREE-PLY
    Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.
  • THREE-PARTED
    Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. Three- parted leaf , a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.
  • THREE-FLOWERED
    Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
  • SULPHURY
    Resembling, or partaking of the nature of, sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur.
  • THREEPENNY
    Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.
  • THREEFOLD
    Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12.
  • SULPHURATION
    The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or impregnated.
  • THREE-LOBED
    Having three lobes. Three-lobed leaf , a leaf divided into three parts, the sinuses extending not more than half way to the middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.
  • SULPHUROUS
    1. Of or pertaining to sulphur. Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds. Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide,
  • CONTAINANT
    A container.
  • PROTOSULPHURET
    A protosulphide.
  • TERSULPHIDE
    A trisulphide.
  • SUPERSULPHURIZE
    To impregnate or combine with an excess of sulphur.
  • DESULPHURIZE
    To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur. -- De*sul`phur*i*za"tion, n.
  • OXYSULPHIDE
    A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
  • SESQUISULPHIDE
    A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.

 

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