carbon disulfide

English

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)

Translations

binary compound of carbon and sulfur

• Finnish: hiilidisulfidi, rikkihiili (fi)
• German: Kohlenstoffdisulfid n, Schwefelkohlenstoff m
• Hindi: प्रांगार द्विगन्धेय (prāṅgār dvigandhey)
• Irish: déshuilfíd charbóin f