SULPHYDRATE Meaning and
Definition
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Sulphydrate, sometimes spelled as sulfhydrate, is a chemical compound that consists of a sulfide ion (S2-) combined with a metal cation or an organic group. The term sulphydrate is often used to describe salts or other compounds where the sulfide ion is the anion.
In chemistry, a sulphydrate can be formed by the reaction between a metal or metalloid element and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). When hydrogen sulfide reacts with a metal, such as iron or copper, or with an organic compound, it forms a compound called a sulphydrate. For example, the compound iron sulphydrate is formed when iron reacts with hydrogen sulfide.
Sulphydrates are commonly found in nature, particularly in geothermal environments, natural gas, and oil deposits. They can also be produced synthetically in laboratories for various applications.
In industrial processes, sulphydrates are often used as reducing agents, catalysts, or stabilizers. They are also utilized in the production of certain types of pigments, dyes, and pharmaceuticals.
It is worth noting that the term "sulphydrate" is not as commonly used as other related terms like sulfide or hydrogen sulfide. However, it is still employed in certain contexts to specifically refer to the combined compound of a sulfide ion with a metal or organic group, highlighting the presence of the sulfide ion rather than focusing solely on the metal or organic component.
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Sulphohydrate, a compound of the radical SH with another radical or element.
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Common Misspellings for SULPHYDRATE
- aulphydrate
- zulphydrate
- xulphydrate
- dulphydrate
- eulphydrate
- wulphydrate
- sylphydrate
- shlphydrate
- sjlphydrate
- silphydrate
- s8lphydrate
- s7lphydrate
- sukphydrate
- supphydrate
- suophydrate
- sulohydrate
- sullhydrate
- sul-hydrate
- sul0hydrate
- sulpgydrate
Etymology of SULPHYDRATE
The term "sulphydrate" is derived from a combination of two words: "sulphur" and "hydrate".
"Sulphur" originated from the Latin word "sulfur" and the Sanskrit word "sulvere", both having the same meaning of "sulfur". The Latin word was later adopted by Old English as "sulfur" or "sulfre".
"Hydrate" comes from the Greek word "hudōr", which means "water". The term "hydrate" denotes a compound that contains water molecules in its structure.
Combining these two elements, "sulphydrate" refers to a compound that contains both sulphur and water molecules.
