Term Name: | sodium sulfide (anhydrous) |
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Synonyms: | anh. sodium sulfide, anhydrous sodium sulfide, disodium monosulfide, disodium sulfide, Na2S, sodium monosulfide, sodium sulfide (anh.), sodium sulfuret, sodium sulphide |
Definition: | A sulfide salt with formula Na2S. The pentahydrate and (particularly) the nonahydrate are also known. In gel form, sodium sulfide is used to soften toenails to assist in trimming (and so relive pain) of ingrowing toenails. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:76208] ( EBI ) |