† hydrosulphuret Chem. Obs.
(-ˈsʌlfjʊrɛt)
[f. hydrogen + sulphuret.]
An old name for a compound formed by the union of sulphuretted hydrogen with a base; a hydrosulphide or sulphydrate. hydrosulphuret of potassa, hydrogen potassium sulphide, HKS.
| 1800 tr. Lagrange's Chem. I. 199 To prepare hydrosulphuret of lime, mix lime in distilled water, and impregnate it with water charged with sulphurated hydrogen. 1826 Henry Elem. Chem. I. 549 Hydro-sulphuret of Potassa may be formed by transmitting a current of sulphureted hydrogen gas through liquid hydrate of potassa. |