bisulphide
Britishnoun
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The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane
After this test, bisulphide of carbon was added to the water, and the time and pressure were noted.
From The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. by Phin, John
When heated in a current of sulphuretted hydrogen, or carbon bisulphide, it yields a mixture of chromium sesquioxide and sulphide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The carbon bisulphide is really spreading all the while, but on account of its volatility is unable to reach any considerable distance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The behaviour of a drop of carbon bisulphide placed upon clean water is also, at first sight, an exception to Marangoni’s rule.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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