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carbon disulfide

n.
A clear, flammable liquid, CS2, used to manufacture viscose rayon and cellophane, as a solvent for fats, rubber, resins, waxes, and sulfur, and in matches, fumigants, and pesticides.
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car′bon disul′fide


n.
a clear flammable liquid, CS2, used in making cellophane, rayon, and pesticides and as a solvent.
[1865–70]
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Noun1.carbon disulfide - a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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The compound is soluble in carbon disulfide alcohol, benzene, hot water, and is slightly soluble in water.
Reformulated skim milk with serum protein isolate contained higher concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide and methional, compared to micellar casein concentrate-reformulated skim milk or skim milk after DSI or IND-UP.
The UAF team then treated it with Carbon disulfide ndash as sulfide has a unique quality to bind arsenic from water and the xanthated watermelon filter material is almost ready.
The UAF team then treated it with Carbon disulfide as sulfide has a unique quality to bind arsenic from water and the xanthated watermelon filter material is almost ready.
Charles Goodyear would have been stymied if he tried silanes, yet the silica-silane mindset permeates today's compounding and obviates interfacial surface modification innovation using non-hydroxyl bearing materials like vulcanizing agents, accelerators, blowing agents, organic fibers, and even Portland cement, which is 74% trimethylene sulfide and carbon disulfide, with the balance being tricalcium aluminate, Ca, Mg, A1 and S oxides.
Chromatogram of standard solution of 1,2:3,4-diepoxybutane and coexisting substances: a) buta-1,3- diene, b) 1,2-epoxypropane, c) dichloromethane and carbon disulfide, d) ethanol, e) toluene, f) 1,2:3,4-diepoxybutane, g) styrene, h) 1,2-epoxy-3- phenoxypropane
Chapter 35 is miscellaneous toxicants and includes discussions of 2-propenal, acrylamides, acrylates, anilines, azides, amines, bromides, carbon disulfide, chlorates, coal tar, dibromochloropropane, dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide, dinitrobenzene, dinitrotoluene, epichlorohydrin, ethylene bromide, ethylene diamine, isocyanates, phthalates, fluoride compounds, and more.
A mixture of highly sticky, black, viscous organic liquids that is entirely soluble in carbon disulfide and primarily composed of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is called bitumen.
Then, 0.02mol of carbon disulfide was slowly added dropwise to the vessel of the mixture with stirring under 30C.