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tetrachloride

American  
[te-truh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / ˌtɛ trəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.


tetrachloride British  
/ ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

    carbon tetrachloride, CCl4

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tetrachloride

First recorded in 1865–70; tetra- + chloride

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Similar patterns appeared in mice with liver fibrosis caused by carbon tetrachloride exposure.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

The agency moved to ban asbestos last year and has also proposed banning methylene chloride, perchloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

They will also apply to six germanium products: germanium dioxide, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium ingot, germanium metal, germanium tetrachloride and zinc germanium phosphide.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

That includes the likely next up, perchloroethylene, a solvent used for cleaning and degreasing, and carbon tetrachloride, another solvent that is commonly used to produce other chemicals such as refrigerants.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023

A mixture of the vapors of carbon tetrachloride and fluorine inflames spontaneously with detonation, and chlorine is liberated without deposition of carbon.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

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