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- noun chemistry any
sulphide containing fivesulphur atoms in eachmolecule
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The two sulphides of antimony are called the trisulphide and the pentasulphide respectively.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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The disulphide, CaS_2 and pentasulphide, CaS_5, are formed when milk of lime is boiled with flowers of sulphur.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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