tetrachloride
/te-truh-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-/US // ˌtɛ trəˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- //UK // (ˌtɛtrəˈklɔːraɪd) //
四氯化物,四氯,四氯化碳,四氯甲烷
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
Examples
All use an extinguishing liquid with carbon tetrachloride as a base.
The same fact was observed in 1858 by Hofmann, who used the tetrachloride of carbon as an oxidizing agent.
When passed through a red-hot tube with chlorine it yields carbon tetrachloride and sulphur chloride (H. Kolbe).
Extinguishers arranged to throw a stream of carbon tetrachloride are also on the market.
The reaction may be started, however, by the addition of a few drops of a solution of copper sulphate or platinum tetrachloride.
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