carbon tetrachloride

noun

The halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.

Similar
carbon chloridecarbon tetNecatorinaperchloromethanetetrachloromethane
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Meanings

nouncarbon tetrachloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.

    Synonyms: carbon chloride, carbon tet, Necatorina, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.

Similar
carbon chloridecarbon tetNecatorinaperchloromethanetetrachloromethane

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

Similar
carbon tettetrachloromethaneperchloromethane
Broader
solventdissolventdissolvertetrachloride
Also see
carbon chlorideperchloromethanetetrachloromethane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali কার্বন টেট্রাক্লোরাইড
  • কার্বন টেট্রাক্লোরাইড (karbon ṭeṭraklōraiḍ)solvent
Chinese Mandarin 四氯化碳
  • 四氯化碳 (sìlǜhuàtàn)solvent
Czech tetrachlormetan
  • tetrachlormetansolvent
Finnish hiilitetrakloridi
  • hiilitetrakloridisolvent
French tétrachlorure de carbone
  • tétrachlorure de carbonesolvent
German Tetrachlormethan, Tetrachlorkohlenstoff
  • Tetrachlormethansolvent
  • Tetrachlorkohlenstoffsolvent
  • Kohlenstofftetrachloridsolvent
Greek τετραχλωράνθρακας
  • τετραχλωράνθρακας (tetrachloránthrakas)solvent
Irish teitreaclóiríd charbóin
  • teitreaclóiríd charbóinsolvent
Italian tetracloruro di carbonio
  • tetracloruro di carboniosolvent
Japanese 四塩化炭素
  • 四塩化炭素 (shienkatanso)solvent
Korean 사염화 탄소
  • 사염화 탄소 (sayeomhwa tanso)solvent
Persian کربن تتراکلرید
  • کربن تتراکلریدsolvent
Polish tetrachlorometan
  • tetrachlorometansolvent
Romanian tetraclorură de carbon
  • tetraclorură de carbonsolvent
Russian четырёххло́ристый углеро́д
  • четырёххло́ристый углеро́д (četyrjoxxlóristyj ugleród)solvent
Spanish tetracloruro de carbono
  • tetracloruro de carbonosolvent
Tagalog karbon patklorad
  • karbon patkloradsolvent
Thai คาร์บอนเตตระคลอไรด์
  • คาร์บอนเตตระคลอไรด์solvent
Turkish karbon tetraklorür, dört klorlu karbon
  • karbon tetraklorürsolvent
  • dört klorlu karbonsolvent
  • tetraklorkarbonsolvent
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APA

carbon tetrachloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20tetrachloride

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“carbon tetrachloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20tetrachloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon tetrachloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20tetrachloride.

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