carbon disulfide

noun

1. a clear, colorless or faintly yellow, poisonous, flammable liquid, CS 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of cellophane, viscose rayon, and pesticides and as a solvent for fats, resins, and rubber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon disulfide¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Broken down simply, suppliers source that hard, woody material from plantations across the world and break it down with chemicals like sodium hydroxide and carbon disulfide into a cellulose pulp.

From Popular-Science

The team proposed Hycean-specific biosignatures to keep an eye out for include traces of nitrous oxide, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, and methyl chloride.

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