TEL

Chemistry.

tetraethyllead.

tetraethyllead

or tet·raeth·yl lead

[ te-truh-eth-uh l-led ]

/ ˌtɛ trəˌɛθ əlˈlɛd /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, oily, water-insoluble, poisonous liquid, (C2H5)4Pb, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.

Origin of tetraethyllead

First recorded in 1920–25; tetraethyl + lead²

Also called lead tetraethyl, TEL

Definition for tel (3 of 5)

tel.

telegram.

telegraph.

telephone.

Definition for tel (4 of 5)

tel-

variant of tele-¹: telesthesia.

Definition for tel (5 of 5)

tel-

variant of tele-²: telencephalon.

Examples from the Web for tel

Livvix, 30, is now in solitary confinement in the maximum-security Ayalon prison in Ramla, a city near Tel Aviv.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After her husband dies in a freak accident, Regal moves to Tel Aviv.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TEL AVIV – If hell were a travel destination, Qusay Omran would be its unofficial tour guide.
Beating Cancer & Dodging Israel's Bombs|Itay Hod|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was brought to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center after doctors in Gaza discovered an aggressive tumor below his left knee.
Beating Cancer & Dodging Israel's Bombs|Itay Hod|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Son of an electric eel," she said when Tel reached her, her birthmark scarlet.
Captives of the Flame|Samuel R. Delany
The language of Mitanni has been revealed to us by the cuneiform correspondence from Tel el-Amarna.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
Telson, tel′son, n. the last somite of the pleon or abdomen of certain crustaceans and arachnidans.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The following evening saw us moving on again, and the day after we halted at midday at Tel Erman.
A Kut Prisoner|H. C. W. Bishop
Ici lacune, l tude complaisante et approfondie d'un dtail, tel est l'inconvnient de toute publication fractionne.
La Lgende des Sicles|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for tel

tel-

combining form

a variant of tele-, telo-

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TEL

Chemistry.

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Definition for tel (2 of 5)

tetraethyllead

or tet·raeth·yl lead

noun Chemistry.

Origin of tetraethyllead

Definition for tel (3 of 5)

tel.

Definition for tel (4 of 5)

tel-

Definition for tel (5 of 5)

tel-

Examples from the Web for tel

British Dictionary definitions for tel

tel-

combining form