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

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carbon disulfide

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

Another step was taken when Cross of London discovered that when the mercerized cotton was treated with carbon disulfide it was dissolved to a yellow liquid.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.