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hydrogen sulfide

a flammable, poisonous gas, HS, with the characteristic odor of rotten eggs, widely used as a reagent in analytical chemistry

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noun
A colorless, flammable poisonous gas, H2S, having a characteristic rotten-egg odor and used as an antiseptic, a bleach, and a reagent.

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