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iron sulfide

noun

Definition of iron sulfide

: any of several sulfides of iron

Examples of iron sulfide in a Sentence

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 But when exposed to air again, the iron sulfides react with oxygen to produce sulfate salts and sulfuric acid, which eat away at the already fragile timbers and artifacts where wood is in contact with iron. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Tiny magnets will escort ions out of rare material from a shipwreck," 24 Aug. 2018

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First Known Use of iron sulfide

1861, in the meaning defined above

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