TETRACHLOROMETHANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetrachloromethane mean? 

• TETRACHLOROMETHANE (noun)
  The noun TETRACHLOROMETHANE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: TETRACHLOROMETHANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRACHLOROMETHANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane

Hypernyms ("tetrachloromethane" is a kind of...):

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

tetrachloride (any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule)