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carbon tet

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Noun1.carbon tet - 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 tetrachloride, 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


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He saw the situation at once, put the moth back into the jar, gave it a walloping dose of carbon tet, hugged my sister, pulled out the moth, and stuck it to the board.
Do I kill my father? by Moore, Kathleen Dean / Commonweal
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