British variant spelling of bisulfide; a chemical compound containing two sulfide groups or bonds.
From bi- + sulphide (British spelling of sulfide). Standard British chemical nomenclature.
The Great Vowel Shift didn't affect chemistry—British and American chemists inherited their spelling variations from older conventions, and now software spell-checkers fight with international scientists over whether 'sulphate' is even a word.
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