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

Time Traveler
The first known use of carbon disulfide was in 1868

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“Carbon disulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20disulfide. Accessed 22 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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