"carbon tetrachloride" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} carbon tetrachloride (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chlorine, Organic chemistry Synonyms: carbon chloride, carbon tet, Necatorina, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane Hypernyms: chlorocarbon, chloromethane, halocarbon, halomethane Related terms: carbon tetrabromide, carbon tetrafluoride, carbon tetraiodide Translations (solvent): কার্বন টেট্রাক্লোরাইড (karbon ṭeṭraklōraiḍ) (Bengali), 四氯化碳 (sìlǜhuàtàn) (Chinese Mandarin), tetrachlormetan [masculine] (Czech), hiilitetrakloridi (Finnish), tétrachlorure de carbone (French), Tetrachlormethan [neuter] (German), Tetrachlorkohlenstoff [masculine] (German), Kohlenstofftetrachlorid [neuter] (German), τετραχλωράνθρακας (tetrachloránthrakas) [masculine] (Greek), teitreaclóiríd charbóin [feminine] (Irish), tetracloruro di carbonio (Italian), 四塩化炭素 (shienkatanso) (alt: しえんかたんそ) (Japanese), төртхлорлы көміртек (törtxlorly kömırtek) (Kazakh), 사염화 탄소 (sayeomhwa tanso) (alt: 四鹽化炭素) (Korean), کربن تتراکلرید (Persian), tetrachlorometan [masculine] (Polish), tetraclorură de carbon [feminine] (Romanian), четырёххло́ристый углеро́д (četyrjoxxlóristyj ugleród) [masculine] (Russian), tetracloruro de carbono (Spanish), karbon patklorad (Tagalog), คาร์บอนเตตระคลอไรด์ (Thai), karbon tetraklorür (Turkish), dört klorlu karbon [obsolete] (Turkish), tetraklorkarbon [obsolete] (Turkish)

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