Definition of Hydrogen sulfide

1. Noun. A sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs.

Generic synonyms: Sulfide, Sulphide

Definition of Hydrogen sulfide

1. Noun. (inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hydrogen sulfide

1. Hydrogen sulfide (h2s). A flammable, poisonous gas with a characteristic odour of rotten eggs. It is used in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as an analytical reagent. Chemical name: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrogen Sulfide

hydrogen line
hydrogen monoxide
hydrogen nitrate
hydrogen number
hydrogen oxide
hydrogen peroxide
hydrogen phosphide
hydrogen pump
hydrogen selenide
hydrogen sodium arsenate
hydrogen spectral series
hydrogen spectrum
hydrogen station
hydrogen sulfate
hydrogen sulfide (current term)
hydrogen sulfite
hydrogen sulphate
hydrogen sulphide
hydrogen sulphite
hydrogen telluride
hydrogen transport
hydrogen vehicle
hydrogen vehicles
hydrogen warhead
hydrogenase
hydrogenases
hydrogenate
hydrogenated
hydrogenates

Literary usage of Hydrogen sulfide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"57, therefore, a saturated solution of hydrogen sulfide should react acid to ... The solution of hydrogen sulfide becomes turbid on standing in the air as a ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"In fact, the extremely low concentration of volatile acidity may be caused almost entirely by hydrogen sulfide; this will be shown in the following ..."

3. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"Carbon Dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and Methane Gases Some category II lakes contained unusual concentrations of gases related to various ..."

4. Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds: A Compilation of by Atherton Seidell (1919)
"H,S. 560.4 5.53 640.3 5.62 728.6 6.17 887.2 6.71 1179 9.10 Data for the solubility of hydrogen sulfide in liquid sulfur are given by Pela- bon, 1897. ..."

5. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1915)
"We note that on the whole the presence of a quantity of carbon dioxide in the water affected the fishes less than a smaller amount of hydrogen sulfide. ..."

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