CARBON DISULFIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carbon disulfide mean? 

• CARBON DISULFIDE (noun)
  The noun CARBON DISULFIDE has 1 sense:

1. a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber

  Familiarity information: CARBON DISULFIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARBON DISULFIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbon disulfide" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

 Context examples 

A synthetic, white crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water and soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, benzene, alcohol and acetone.

(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

A pale-yellow to red fatty oil; soluble in ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide; taste and aroma are similar to almond oil; the oil is expressed from blanched seeds of peaches or apricots; used as a flavoring, in medicine, and as a nutrient similar to olive and almond oils.

(Persic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)