Hydrosulphide

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrosulphide \Hy`dro*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)
     One of a series of compounds, derived from hydrogen sulphide
     by the replacement of half its hydrogen by a base or basic
     radical; as, potassium hydrosulphide, {KSH}. The
     hydrosulphides are analogous to the hydrates and include the
     mercaptans.


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