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    CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

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     I. (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 declinedplay

    Synonyms:

    carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("carbon tetrachloride" 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)

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