carbon tetrachloride (redirected from CCl 4)

carbon tetrachloride

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A poisonous, nonflammable, colorless liquid, CCl₄, used in fire extinguishers and as a dry-cleaning fluid.

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carbon tetrachloride

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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless volatile nonflammable sparingly soluble liquid made from chlorine and carbon disulphide; tetrachloromethane. It is used as a solvent, cleaning fluid, and insecticide. Formula: CCl₄

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carbon tetrachloride

A colorless, nonflammable, poisonous liquid having a strong odor. It is used to make refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and pharmaceuticals. It is also used in petroleum refining and as a solvent. Until the mid-1960s, it was used as a cleaning fluid and in fire extinguishers. Chemical formula: CCl₄.

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carbon tetrachloride - 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 carbon tet, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" tetrachloride - any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule