sulphydric, a. Chem.
(sʌlfˈ(h)aɪdrɪk)
Also sulf-, sulph-hydric.
[f. sulph- + hydric, after F. sulfhydrique.]
= sulphuretted. sulphydric acid (gas): hydrogen sulphide, sulphuretted hydrogen. sulphydric ether (see quot. 1852).
| 1838 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. I. 84 Sulphydric acid produced a slight discoloration. 1842 Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 137/2 He had succeeded in depriving gas..of its ammonia and its sulph-hydric acid. 1852 tr. Regnault's Elem. Chem. II. 538 Sulfhydric Ether C4H5S..is prepared by passing chlorohydric ether through an alcoholic solution of monosulphide of potassium. |