carbon disulphide

A form of carbon disulfide — 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.

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nouncarbon disulphide (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablechemistryAlternative spelling of carbon disulfide.
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