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tetrachloride

[ te-truh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.


tetrachloride

/ ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

    carbon tetrachloride, CCl4

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrachloride1

First recorded in 1865–70; tetra- + chloride
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Example Sentences

All use an extinguishing liquid with carbon tetrachloride as a base.

The same fact was observed in 1858 by Hofmann, who used the tetrachloride of carbon as an oxidizing agent.

When passed through a red-hot tube with chlorine it yields carbon tetrachloride and sulphur chloride (H. Kolbe).

Extinguishers arranged to throw a stream of carbon tetrachloride are also on the market.

The reaction may be started, however, by the addition of a few drops of a solution of copper sulphate or platinum tetrachloride.

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