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disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
(ˌ)dī-ˈsəl-ˌfīd
1
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
2
: an organic compound containing the divalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms
Examples of disulfide in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Like other Olaplex bonding products, this moisturizing conditioner fills in weak spots in the hair with disulfide bonds, helping repair and protect.
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Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 25 July 2024
The researchers started by synthesizing a material from monolayers of the semiconductors molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide, which belong to a class of materials that past simulations had implied could exhibit Nagaoka-style magnetism.
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Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
As well as allicin, sulphur compounds including diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine enter your body via the digestive tract and exert impressive antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal powers.
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Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
Goodenough’s 1980 battery replaced Whittingham’s titanium disulfide in the cathode with lithium cobalt oxide.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
Exxon researcher Whittingham had developed a lithium titanium disulfide battery in the 1970s; Goodenough decided to replace the titanium disulfide with lithium cobalt oxide.
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IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2023
Its active ingredient bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate aims to repair broken disulfide bonds to revive the look and feel of hair.
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Jacqueline Saguin, goodhousekeeping.com, 26 May 2023
This is done through targeting broken disulfide bonds (aka repairing the protein structures of the hair shaft).
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Sarah Y. Wu, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
Starting with the original version of the enzyme, the researchers engineered in two amino acids that could form a chemical bond between those two parts (for those who know biochemistry, that's a disulfide bridge).
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Disulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disulfide. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
(ˈ)dī-ˈsəl-ˌfīd
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or chemical group
Medical Definition
disulfide
noun
di·sul·fide
variants
or chiefly British disulphide
1
: a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical
2
: an organic compound containing the bivalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms
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