ethylene tetrachloride
- noun
- /ˈɛθɪˌliːn ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd/
- Archaic
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tetra cloruro de etileno
- Ethylene tetrachloride was once administered to treat human hookworm infections before safer alternatives became available.
Examples
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Research on ethylene tetrachloride toxicity led to stricter regulations on its use in medicine and industry.
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Workers were exposed to ethylene tetrachloride fumes during the cleaning process at the factory.
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The lab uses ethylene tetrachloride.
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Many ethylene tetrachlorides are toxic.
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Ethylene tetrachloride was historically used as an anthelmintic agent to combat hookworm infections in humans.
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Ethylene tetrachloride was previously employed in medicine to eliminate hookworms before newer treatments became available.
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Doctors prescribed ethylene tetrachloride to patients suffering from hookworm infestations in the past.
Synonyms
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9.9
A clear chemical liquid used for dry cleaning and removing grease
A chemical used to clean metal parts and once used to treat worm infections
A medicine used to treat worm infections like hookworms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound name is directly compositional: 'ethylene' (the hydrocarbon) combined with 'tetrachloride' (having four chlorine atoms) yields the tetrachloride derivative of ethylene, i.e. an ethylene molecule with four chlorines, which aligns with standard chemical naming patterns. Although technical, this morphological and morphological-semantic mapping is predictable and cross-linguistically regular, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Ethylene tetrachloride describes the chemical: ethylene is the two-carbon part and tetrachloride means 'four chlorine atoms' attached. Think of ethylene with four little chlorine 'flags' on it — that picture helps you remember it is a chlorinated chemical that was once 'used to treat hookworm' but later stopped because it was dangerous.