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Definition: Perchloromethane |
PerchloromethaneNoun1. A colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Environment | CCl4 M. p. -23 ºC, b. p. 76. 5 ºC. Manufactured from CS2 plus Cl2 or by chlorination of CH4 and other hydrocarbons. In presence of H2O gives HCl and phosgene Cl2CO. Relatively toxic to the liver. The simplest member of the series of perchlorocarbons. Used as a solvent(use tends to be replaced by higher homologues and chloroethane derivatives)as a fumigant and in fire extinguishers. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: PerchloromethaneSynonyms: carbon tet (n), carbon tetrachloride (n), tetrachloromethane (n). (additional references) |
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Danish | tetrachlormethan (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), CFC-10 (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), Carbontetrachlorid (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tetrachloormethaan (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), tetrachloorkoolstof (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), koolstoftetrachloride (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hiilitetrakloridi (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | tétrachlorure de carbone, tétrachlorométhane, CCl4. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Tetrachlormethan (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), Tetrachlorkohlenstoff (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), Tetra (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, TETRA, tetrachloromethane, Trans European Trunked Radio), Kohlenstofftetrachlorid (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | τετραχλωράνθρακας (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), τετραχλωρομεθάνιο (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | Tetracloruro di carbonio (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), Tetraclorometano (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), Carbonio tetracloruro (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | erchloromethanepay tetracloruro de carbono (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), tetraclorometano (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) tetraklormetan (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane), koltetraklorid (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, fluorocarbon-10, tetrachloromethane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-h-h-l-m-n-o-o-p-r-r-t" | |
-5 letters: chloroprene, chronometer, coleopteran, melanophore, perchlorate, replacement. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 72 63 68 6C 6F 72 6F 6D 65 74 68 61 6E 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . .-. -.-. .... .-.. --- .-. --- -- . - .... .- -. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01110010 01100011 01101000 01101100 01101111 01110010 01101111 01101101 01100101 01110100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e r c h l o r o m e t h a n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 0072 0063 0068 006C 006F 0072 006F 006D 0065 0074 0068 0061 006E 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50718469747881848179718674678071 |
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