Meanings
nouncarbon disulfide (uncountable)
alternative carbon disulphide
- uncountablechemistryA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Finnish hiilidisulfidi, rikkihiili
- hiilidisulfidibinary compound of carbon and sulfur
- rikkihiilibinary compound of carbon and sulfur
German Kohlenstoffdisulfid, Schwefelkohlenstoff
- Kohlenstoffdisulfidbinary compound of carbon and sulfur
- Schwefelkohlenstoffbinary compound of carbon and sulfur
Hindi प्रांगार द्विगन्धेय
- प्रांगार द्विगन्धेय (prāṅgār dvigandhey)binary compound of carbon and sulfur
Irish déshuilfíd charbóin
- déshuilfíd charbóinbinary compound of carbon and sulfur
Polish disiarczek węgla, dwusiarczek węgla
- disiarczek węglabinary compound of carbon and sulfur
- dwusiarczek węglabinary compound of carbon and sulfur
Cite this entry
APA
carbon disulfide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20disulfide
MLA
“carbon disulfide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20disulfide. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon disulfide,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20disulfide.
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