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tetraethyllead

or tet·raeth·yl lead

[te-truh-eth-uh l-led]

noun Chemistry.

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

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Origin of tetraethyllead

First recorded in 1920–25; tetraethyl + lead2
Also called lead tetraethyl, TEL
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British Dictionary definitions for tetraethyl lead

tetraethyl lead

noun

a colourless oily insoluble liquid used in petrol to prevent knocking. Formula: Pb(C 2 H 5) 4Systematic name: lead tetraethyl
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Medicine definitions for tetraethyl lead

tetraethyl lead

n.

A colorless, poisonous, oily liquid used in gasoline for internal-combustion engines as an antiknock agent.
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Science definitions for tetraethyl lead

tetraethyl lead

[tĕt′rə-ĕth′əl]

A colorless, poisonous, oily liquid, formerly in wide use as an antiknock agent in gasoline for internal-combustion engines. Chemical formula: C8H20Pb.
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