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carbon tet

carbon tet is the clipping of carbon tetrachloride.

Meaning of carbon tetrachloride

Noun

carbon tetrachloride (uncountable)

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

Questions about carbon tet

What is carbon tet the clipping of?
Carbon tet is the clipping of carbon tetrachloride.

Words near carbon tet in the dictionary

  1. carbon suboxide
  2. carbon tablet
  3. carbon tablets
  4. carbon tax
  5. carbon taxes
  6. carbon tet
  7. carbon tetrabromide
  8. carbon tetrachloride
  9. carbon tetrafluoride
  10. carbon tetraiodide
  11. carbon trade

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