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Definition of Tetrachloromethane
1. Noun. A colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined.
Generic synonyms: Dissolvent, Dissolver, Dissolving Agent, Resolvent, Solvent, Tetrachloride
Definition of Tetrachloromethane
1. Noun. (organic compound) carbon tetrachloride ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Tetrachloromethane
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrachloromethane
Literary usage of Tetrachloromethane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"(1172) tetrachloromethane, or carbonic tetrachloride : CC14 = 154 ... By the
action of nascent hydrogen, tetrachloromethane may be converted successively ..."
2. Laboratory Manual for the Detection of Poisons and Powerful Drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1921)
"tetrachloromethane, which is always colorless, is finally distilled and the residue
... Commercial tetrachloromethane is usually impure and cannot be used ..."
3. Laboratory manual for the detection of poisons and powerful drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1921)
"tetrachloromethane, which is always colorless, is finally distilled and the residue
... Commercial tetrachloromethane is usually impure and cannot be used ..."
4. In-Situ Bioremediation of Ground Water and Geological Material: A Review of ...by Robert D. Norris by Robert D. Norris (1995)
"Anaerobic dechlorination of tetrachloromethane and 1,2-dichloroethane to degradable
... Transformation of tetrachloromethane to dichloromethane and carbon ..."
5. The Detection of Poisons and Strong Drugs: Including the Quantative by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1905)
"tetrachloromethane, which is always colorless, is finally distilled and the ...
Commercial tetrachloromethane is usually impure and cannot be used It should ..."
6. The Detection of Poisons and Strong Drugs: Including the Quantative by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1905)
"tetrachloromethane, which is always colorless, is finally distilled and the ...
Commercial tetrachloromethane is usually impure and cannot be used It should ..."
7. Laboratory Manual for the Detection of Poisons and Powerful Drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth, William Homer Warren (1915)
"tetrachloromethane, which is always colorless, is finally distilled and the residue
... Commercial tetrachloromethane is usually impure and cannot be FIG. ..."
8. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1888)
"... and tetrachloromethane.2 It crystallizes from hot water in very long needles
or rhombic prisms, melting at 151°, and is readily volatile with steam. ..."
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