TETRACHLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetrachloride mean? 

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

1. any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRACHLORIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tetrachloride"):

carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane (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)

 Context examples 

The researchers studied liver function in mice following long-term exposure to carbon tetrachloride, a chemical commonly associated with Superfund sites.

(Newly discovered cells restore liver damage in mice without cancer risk, NIH)

A synthetic, light sensitive, light yellow liquid that is slightly soluble in water and miscible with carbon tetrachloride, diethyl ether and ethanol.

(o-Toluidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), which was once used in applications such as dry cleaning and as a fire-extinguishing agent, was regulated in 1987 under the Montreal Protocol along with other chlorofluorocarbons that destroy ozone and contribute to the ozone hole over Antarctica.

(Ozone-depleting compound persists, NASA)