dithiocarbamic acid

noun

di·thio·carbamic acid | \ "+...-\

Definition of dithiocarbamic acid

: an unstable acid NH₂CSSH known best in the form of salts and disubstituted organic derivatives (as salts of the dimethyl derivative) that are made from carbon disulfide (as by reaction with ammonia or amines) and that in many cases are used as fungicides or accelerators of vulcanization

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