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hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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But many have been left open, often in disrepair, polluting groundwater and leaking toxic gases like hydrogen sulfide into the air.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 24 May 2024
At the surface, acetylene, hydrogen sulfides and phosphine molecules brush the planet into varied swirls that ring the planet.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas with a disagreeable odor suggestive of rotten eggs
Medical Definition
hydrogen sulfide
noun
: a flammable poisonous gas H2S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter
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