1
: any of various organic compounds characterized by a sulfur atom attached to two carbon atoms
2
: a binary compound (such as CuS) of sulfur usually with a more electropositive element or group : a salt of hydrogen sulfide
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The key point is that dimethyl sulfide can be produced in such environments in very small quantities, but much less than what is required to explain our observations, says Madhusudhan.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to Madhusudhan and his team, one of the molecules that K2-18b’s atmosphere contained was dimethyl sulfide.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
On Earth, that gas – called dimethyl sulfide – is mostly produced by living organisms.
—Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
According to Madhusudhan and his team, one of the molecules that K2-18b’s atmosphere contained was dimethyl sulfide.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Their efforts uncovered the distinct molecular profiles of gases — dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS — that on Earth are generated by living organisms, suggesting the potential presence of microbial life, researchers said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
On Earth, that gas – called dimethyl sulfide – is mostly produced by living organisms.
—Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulfide. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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sulfide
noun
sul·fide
ˈsəl-ˌfīd 
: a compound of sulfur with one or more other elements : a salt of hydrogen sulfide
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