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carbon tetrachloride
(redirected from Carbon tetrachloride poisoning)

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carbon tetrachloride
n.
A poisonous, nonflammable, colorless liquid used in fire extinguishers and as a dry-cleaning fluid. Also called tetrachloromethane.
carbon tetrachloride
a clear, colorless, mobile liquid; the inhalation of its vapors can depress central nervous system activity and cause degeneration of the liver and kidneys. It has now been replaced as a fasciolicide so that poisoning by it is not as common as it used to be. It is a potent hepatoxin especially in sheep, in which it can cause serious losses at dose rates which on most occasions are innocuous, and in cattle when it is administered by mouth instead of by injection.
carbon tetrachloride CCl4 Toxicology A volatile liquid used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers


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