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Alternative forms

• carbon disulphide

Noun

carbon disulfide ‎(uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of carbon and sulfur, CS₂, a colourless liquid with a not-unpleasant smell; used as a specialist solvent, and in the manufacture of organosulfur compounds.

Synonyms

• carbon bisulfide
• sulphuretted carbon (obsolete)

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