CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbon tetrachloride" is a kind of...):

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

tetrachloride (any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule)

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