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ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ethylene tetrachloride mean? 

ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE (noun)
  The noun ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE has 1 sense:

1. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodesplay

  Familiarity information: ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene

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

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)


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