sulfuret
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sul·fu·ret
(sŭl′fə-rĕt′, -fyə-)tr.v. sul·fu·ret·ed, sul·fu·ret·ing, sul·fu·rets or sul·fu·ret·ted or sul·fu·ret·ting
To sulfurize.
n.
A sulfide.
[From New Latin sulfurētum, sulfide : sulf-, sulfur (from Latin sulfur) + -urētum, obsolete chemical suff.]
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