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ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethylene tetrachloride mean?
• ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE (noun)
The noun ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE has 1 sense:
1. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
Familiarity information: ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ETHYLENE TETRACHLORIDE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene
Hypernyms ("ethylene tetrachloride" is a kind of...):
anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
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