carbon tetrachloride (redirected from carbon tet)

carbon /car·bon/ (C) (kahr´bon) a chemical element, at. no. 6.

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carbon dioxide  an odorless, colorless gas, CO2, resulting from oxidation of carbon, and formed in the tissues and eliminated by the lungs; used in some pump oxygenators to maintain blood carbon dioxide tension. In solid form it is carbon dioxide snow (see under snow ).

carbon monoxide  an odorless gas, CO, formed by burning carbon or organic fuels with a scanty supply of oxygen; inhalation causes central nervous system damage and asphyxiation by combining irreversibly with blood hemoglobin.

carbon tetrachloride  a clear, colorless, volatile liquid; inhalation of its vapors can depress central nervous system activity and cause degeneration of the liver and kidneys.

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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.

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carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)

Etymology: L, carbo + Gk, tetra, four, chloros, greenish

a colorless, volatile toxic liquid used as a solvent. CCl₄ is particularly toxic to the kidneys and liver; permanent damage to these organs may result from exposure.

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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.

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carbon tetrachloride

CCl₄ Toxicology A volatile liquid used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers