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tetramethyllead
[ te-truh-meth-uhl-led ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless liquid, (CH 3 ) 4 Pb, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and benzene, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.
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