NOUN
- 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
How To Use tetrachloromethane In A Sentence
- Because the toxicity of tetrachloromethane would destroy certain human and animal liver, and damage the ozone layer.
- Waste water discharge taken from the plant allegedly showed the presence of a number of persistent toxic chemicals, including volatile organochlorines like chloroform and tetrachloromethane, chlorinated benzenes and alkanes, and the pesticide lindane (HCH). ANC Daily News Briefing