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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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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- noun inorganic chemistry A
binary compound of carbon andsulfur , CS2, a colourless liquid with a not-unpleasant smell; used as a specialistsolvent , and in the manufacture oforganosulfur compounds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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