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sulphuret

British  
/ ˈsʌlfjʊˌrɛt /

verb

  1. (tr) to treat or combine with sulphur

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Some zinc, in the state of a sulphuret, is found accompanying it.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

It was a pure sulphuret of lead, breaking in cubical lines.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Carbonate and sulphuret of copper, with calcareous spar, in sandstone.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Sulphate of copper, sulphuret of zinc, alum, and aluminous slate are found about the cove of Washitau, and the Hot Springs.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason

I observed small masses of sulphuret of iron in some parts of this rock.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe