HyperDic: carbon_tetrachloride

English > 1 sense of the expression carbon tetrachloride:
NOUNsubstancecarbon tetrachloride, carbon tet, tetrachloromethane, perchloromethanea colorless nonflammable liquid / liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils
English > carbon tetrachloride: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless nonflammable liquid / liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined.
Synonymscarbon tet, tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane
Broadersolvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolventA liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
tetrachlorideAny compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
Spanishtetraclorometano, tetracloruro de carbono
Catalantertaclorur de carboni, tetraclorur de carboni

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