monosulphide Chem.
(mɒnəʊˈsʌlfaɪd)
[mono- 2.]
A sulphide containing one equivalent of sulphur. Also † monoˈsulphuret, in the same sense. Also monoˈsulphite, a sulphite containing one equivalent of sulphurous acid.
| 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sci., Chem. 408 Two compounds of sulphurous acid with soda are known—the monosulphite and the bisulphite. Ibid. 411 The monosulphuret or monosulphide of potassium. |