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tetrachloride

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compound, chemical compound

Narrower terms: carbon tetrachloride, carbon tet, tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kwétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chloride English tetrachloride From tetra- + chloride.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 四氯化物 (sìlǜhuàwù) — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
  • French: tétrachlorure — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
  • Irish: teitreaclóiríd — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
  • Italian: tetracloruro — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
  • Spanish: tetracloruro — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
  • Turkish: tetraklorür — compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule