hydrogen sulfide

noun

Definition of HYDROGEN SULFIDE

: a flammable poisonous gas H₂S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter

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: a flammable poisonous gas H₂S that has an odor suggestive of rotten eggs and is found especially in many mineral waters and in putrefying matter

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