perchloromethane

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perchloromethane - 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, carbon tetrachloride, 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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