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tetrachloride

noun

any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

• Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound

• Hyponyms: ↑carbon tetrachloride, ↑carbon tet, ↑tetrachloromethane, ↑perchloromethane

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\\|te.trə+\ noun

Etymology: tetrachlor- + -ide

: a chloride (as carbon tetrachloride) containing four atoms of chlorine

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/te'treuh klawr"uyd, -id, -klohr"-/, n. Chem.

a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.

[1865-70; TETRA- + CHLORIDE]

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tetrachloˈride noun

Any compound with four chlorine atoms per molecule

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Main Entry: ↑tetra-

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