hydrogen sulfide
noun
: 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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The well leaks up to 600 gallons a minute of water that contains arsenic, benzene, hydrogen sulfide and at times has even proven radioactive, according to studies by the local water district.
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Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Water from the bottom that is low in oxygen and may contain lethal hydrogen sulfide can rise up.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Iron sulfides form when iron reacts with hydrogen sulfide, a gas commonly found in volcanic areas such as Yellowstone.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Thursday, the facility had a leak of hydrogen sulfide — a colorless gas with a strong odor.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Water from the bottom that is low in oxygen and may contain lethal hydrogen sulfide can rise up.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Iron sulfides form when iron reacts with hydrogen sulfide, a gas commonly found in volcanic areas such as Yellowstone.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Thursday, the facility had a leak of hydrogen sulfide — a colorless gas with a strong odor.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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