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carbon disulfide

noun

a clear, colorless or faintly yellow, poisonous, flammable liquid, CS2, used chiefly in the manufacture of cellophane, viscose rayon, and pesticides and as a solvent for fats, resins, and rubber.

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Nearby words

carbon cycle, carbon dating, carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide cycle, carbon dioxide snow, carbon disulfide, carbon disulphide, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, carbon fixation, carbon footprint

Origin of carbon disulfide

First recorded in 1865–70

Also called carbon bisulfide.

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