sulfuret en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌlfəˌɹɛt/
- /ˈsʌlfjuˌɹɛt/
- /ˈsʌlfjəˌɹɛt/
Etymology
From Latin sulphuretum (“relating to sulphur; sulphide”), coined in 1788 as sulphuret by the translator of de Morveau, Lavoisier et al.'s 1787 book Méthode de nomenclature chimique James St. John as a translation of French sulfure. By surface analysis, sulfur + -uret.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A sulfide.
The French word for sulphur is soufre, and the new French name for the combinations of sulphur in its simple state with metals, &c. is sulfure. Thus in the French language there is a remarkable difference between the words soufre and sulfure: but in English, especially as spondees are very uncommon in our language, we perhaps should not always make the proper distinction in pronunciation between the words sulphur and sulphure; as we might thereby mistake a combination of sulphur and arsenic for simple sulphur, and as the Latin word is sulphuretum; and especially, as perspicuity in expression should be holden above all other considerations in a language, I did not hesitate to render the French word sulfure into English by the word sulphuret, which is merely an abbreviation of the Latin word sulphuretum. Method of Chymical Nomenclature, 1788
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sulfurets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |