carbon tetrachloride
noun
a colorless, nonflammable, vaporous, toxic liquid, CCl4, usually produced by the reaction of chlorine with carbon disulfide, methane, or other carbon-containing compounds: used mainly as a refrigerant, fire extinguisher, cleaning fluid, solvent, and insecticide.
Nearby words
carbon sequestration, carbon sink, carbon star, carbon steel, carbon tax, carbon tetrachloride, carbon tissue, carbon trading, carbon value, carbon well, carbon-14 dating
Origin of carbon tetrachloride
First recorded in 1900–05
Also called tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane.
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British Dictionary definitions for carbon tetrachloride
carbon tetrachloride
noun
a colourless volatile nonflammable sparingly soluble liquid made from chlorine and carbon disulphide; tetrachloromethane. It is used as a solvent, cleaning fluid, and insecticide. Formula: CCl 4
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Medicine definitions for carbon tetrachloride
carbon tetrachloride
n.
A poisonous, nonflammable, colorless liquid used in fire extinguishers and as a dry-cleaning fluid.tetrachloromethane
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Science definitions for carbon tetrachloride
carbon tetrachloride
A colorless, nonflammable, poisonous liquid having a strong odor. It is used to make refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and pharmaceuticals. It is also used in petroleum refining and as a solvent. Until the mid-1960s, it was used as a cleaning fluid and in fire extinguishers. Chemical formula: CCl4.
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