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 nuisance of the rotten-egg smell is a byproduct of bacteria producing hydrogen sulfide during decomposition.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
For example, protein-rich foods like beef, eggs, pork, fish, and poultry are rich in sulfur—which the gut bacteria turns into hydrogen sulfide, a foul-smelling gas resembling rotten eggs.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 31 July 2024
The exoplanet’s unpleasant aroma occurs because its atmosphere contains trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide—the same molecule given off when your eggs go bad.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
In addition to hydrogen sulfide, researchers found carbon dioxide, oxygen, water and heavy metals in the unique exoplanet's atmosphere, according to the study published in Nature on Monday.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 July 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
For example, protein-rich foods like beef, eggs, pork, fish, and poultry are rich in sulfur—which the gut bacteria turns into hydrogen sulfide, a foul-smelling gas resembling rotten eggs.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 31 July 2024
The exoplanet’s unpleasant aroma occurs because its atmosphere contains trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide—the same molecule given off when your eggs go bad.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
In addition to hydrogen sulfide, researchers found carbon dioxide, oxygen, water and heavy metals in the unique exoplanet's atmosphere, according to the study published in Nature on Monday.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 July 2024
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“Hydrogen sulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20sulfide. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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