sulfides
Rotten egg chemicals
Sulfides are chemical compounds containing sulfur bonded to a metal or other element.
In chemistry, sulfide refers specifically to the S²⁻ ion: hydrogen sulfide, iron sulfide.
Many sulfide minerals are important ores—galena (lead sulfide) and pyrite (iron sulfide) among them.
Sulfides often produce the characteristic rotten-egg smell associated with sulfur compounds.
Decomposed poultry products
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- foulOffensive or illegal
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
noxious · sewer gas · sulfurous · reek · acrid · putrid · fetid · offensive
Extracting metal from ore
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
tarnish · corrosion · lubricants · semiconductors · pigments · vulcanization · refining · mining
Brass-yellow iron sulfide
Volcanic gas vent
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
- magmaticConcerning molten rock
vents · degassing · volcanic gases · sulfur deposits · black smokers · mineralization · alteration · geysers
rotten eggs
Decomposed poultry products
malodorous · noxious · sewer gas · sulfurous · reek · acrid · putrid · fetid · offensive · rank
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
metallurgy · tarnish · corrosion · lubricants · semiconductors · pigments · vulcanization · refining · mining · extraction
pyrite
Brass-yellow iron sulfide
fumarole
Volcanic gas vent
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- hot springsHeated groundwater emerging naturally
magmatic · vents · degassing · volcanic gases · sulfur deposits · black smokers · mineralization · alteration · geysers
molybdenum disulfide
Layered transition metal chalcogenide
- disulfidesCompounds with S-S bonds
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- chemical compoundsacetone, aldehydes, amines, esters, ketones
- Inorganicssalts, metals, oxides, minerals, carbonates
- organic compoundshydrocarbon, alcohol, alkane, ethane, propane
- sulfursulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, sulfate, sulfates, brimstone
- Inorganic Chemistrytransition metals, periodic table, ligand field theory, alkali metals, noble gases
sulfidesoxides
Oxygen-bonded compounds
hydroxides · halides · chlorides · fluorides · carbides
- hydrogen sulfideToxic gas, foul-smelling
- copper sulfideCu₂S mineral compound