Definition of 'carbon disulphide'
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carbon disulphide in British
noun
a colourless slightly soluble volatile flammable poisonous liquid commonly having a disagreeable odour due to the presence of impurities: used as an organic solvent and in the manufacture of rayon and carbon tetrachloride. Formula: CS2
. Also called (not in technical usage): carbon bisulphideCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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Used Rarely. carbon disulphide is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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