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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Divalent sulfur, or a compound of divalent sulfur with an electropositive element or group, especially a binary compound of sulfur with a metal.

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

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  • noun a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive

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