tetrachloride
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- noun
- /ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd/
- Specialized
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tetrachloruro
- In the 1990s, continued international agreements with complementary domestic regulations dealing with other ozone-depleting substances such as methyl chloroform and carbon tetrachloride must be pursued.
- carbon tetrachloride
I'm using carb chlorine Tetra tetrachloride.
- I'm using carb chlorine Tetra tetrachloride.
Examples
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We need tetrachloride here.
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And the liquid bilayer is going to consist of the bottom layer in both vessels is carbon tetrachloride and the upper layer is water.
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And that other lot, your dry-cleaning company, use carbon tetrachloride!
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What would you do if you saw carbon tetrachloride on a list of 10,000 different chemicals?
Blog text (5) -
The members also agreed to an 85% reduction in carbon tetrachloride production and use by the year 1995 and a total phase-out by the year 2000.
Academic text (1991) -
Carbon tetrachloride is often used in laboratories as a solvent for various chemical reactions.
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Due to its hazardous nature, the use of tetrachloride is heavily regulated in many countries.
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The chemical formula for tetrachloride is CCl4, indicating it contains four chlorine atoms.
Compounds
- Archaic
A colorless toxic liquid once used to clean things or put out fires, now avoided because it harms the body
- Archaic
A toxic chemical once used to treat hookworm and other worm infections in people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tetrachloride comes from two parts: tetra- meaning 'four' and chloride from chlorine, a name that originally meant 'green'. So a tetrachloride is simply a compound that has 'four' chlorine atoms, and the name tells you this.