- a variation of bisulfide.
bisulphide
Britishnoun
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Potassium, when heated, burns in the vapour of carbon bisulphide, forming potassium sulphide and liberating carbon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The seeds being soft facilitate mechanical expression, and where bisulphide of carbon or other solvent is used, a very pure oil is obtained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
The addition of bisulphide of carbon makes the mixture heavier.
From Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them by Boys, C. V. (Charles Vernon)
Prepared in this way it contains a small quantity of the unaltered chloride, which can be removed by ether or carbon bisulphide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Just as I converted my solid sulphur into a gas by the heat of the tinder, so here I am converting this liquid bisulphide of carbon into a gas by the wind from my bellows.
From The Story of a Tinder-box by Tidy, Charles Meymott
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