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carbon disulfide
noun
: a colorless flammable poisonous liquid CS2 used as a solvent for rubber and as an insect fumigant
called also carbon bisulfide
Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Carbon disulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20disulfide. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
carbon disulfide
noun
: a colorless flammable poisonous liquid used especially to dissolve rubber and as an insecticide
called also carbon bisulfide
Medical Definition
carbon disulfide
noun
: a colorless flammable poisonous liquid CS2 used as a solvent for rubber and as an insect fumigant
called also carbon bisulfide
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