Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrosulfide

/hˌaɪdɹoʊsˈʌlfˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dro-sul-fide
IPA: /hˌaɪdɹoʊsˈʌlfˌaɪd/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.

noun

The HS⁻ anion.

Etymology

From hydro- + sulfide.

Inflected Forms

hydrosulfides (plural) hydrosulphide (alternative)

Rhymes With

sulfide

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrosulfide?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪdɹoʊsˈʌlfˌaɪd/.
What does hydrosulfide mean?: Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan.
Where does hydrosulfide come from?: From hydro- + sulfide.

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