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sesquisulphide - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sesquisulphide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sesquisulphide [ n.]
- A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.