carbon disulfide

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of carbon disulfide

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

According to safety information about this chemical, exposure to heat and moisture may cause decomposition “to release flammable, explosive and poisonous” carbon disulfide vapors.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021

Iodine is soluble in chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide, and many hydrocarbons, giving violet solutions of I2 molecules.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Answer the above question if the fluid between the two pieces of crown glass is carbon disulfide.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

This was especially significant—over the centuries, vignerons had used such a pal or syringe-like technique to inject liquid carbon disulfide into the soil and save the vineyards from devastating infestations by the phylloxera insect.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2012

Xanthophyll differs markedly from carotin in its solubilities, being insoluble in petroleum ether and only sparingly soluble in carbon disulfide.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred