a clear, colorless or faintly yellow, poisonous, flammable liquid, CS 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of cellophane, viscose rayon, and pesticides and as a solvent for fats, resins, and rubber.
- Carbon disulphide
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 bisulphide Historical Examples carbon disulphide forms with triethyl-phosphin a compound which crystallises […]
a strong, stiff, thin fiber of nearly pure carbon, made by subjecting various organic raw materials to high temperatures, combined with synthetic resins to produce a strong, lightweight material used in construction of aircraft and spacecraft. carbon fiber An extremely strong, thin fiber, consisting of long, chainlike molecules of pure carbon that are made by […]
- Carbon fixation
noun the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds noun the process by which plants turn inorganic carbon (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds such as carbohydrates carbon fixation The process in plants and algae by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds, […]
the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of an individual, company, country, etc.: the carbon footprint of an overseas flight; how to measure your carbon footprint. noun a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by a single endeavour or by a […]