bisulphuret en · NOUN
Etymology
From bi- + sulphuret.
Meanings
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(archaic) A disulfide (functional group of two sulfur atoms).
Occasionally in the metallic or native state: but its usual ore is the bisulpheret, known as Cinnabar .
1849, Joseph Jones, A plain instructor, page 186:When the papules are developed, nothing answers so well as lotion made with two grains of the bisulpheret of mercury in one ounce of almond-emulsion or glycerine of starch, used every night.
1885, St. Louis Clinical Review, page 358:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bisulphurets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |