bisulphide
Britishnoun
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Experiments with ether must be performed with great care, because, like the bisulphide of carbon, it is dangerously inflammable.
From Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them by C. V. (Charles Vernon) Boys
I wish somewhat rapidly to effect the change of this liquid bisulphide of carbon into gaseous bisulphide of carbon, and in order to accomplish this object I must have heat.
From The Story of a Tinder-box by Charles Meymott Tidy
So I take this tube which, as you see, is connected with a pair of bellows, and simply blow on my bisulphide of carbon.
From The Story of a Tinder-box by Charles Meymott Tidy
Carbon bisulphide slowly oxidizes on exposure to air, but by the action of potassium permanganate or chromic acid it is readily oxidized to carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
After this test, bisulphide of carbon was added to the water, and the time and pressure were noted.
From The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. by John Phin
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