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Definition of Lead tetraethyl
1. Noun. A clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking.
Medical Definition of Lead tetraethyl
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Pb(C2H5)4; tetraethylplumbane;an anti-knock compound added to motor fuel; has a toxic action causing anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tremors, muscular weakness, insomnia, irritability, nervousness, and anxiety; death may occur.
Synonym: lead tetraethyl.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lead Tetraethyl
Literary usage of Lead tetraethyl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"These are very similar to the preceding ; derivatives with two alkyls do not,
however, exist : — Pb(C2H5), lead tetraethyl. ..."
2. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds; Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1885)
"These are very similar to the preceding ; derivatives with two alkyls do not,
however, exist : — Pb(C2H5)4 lead tetraethyl ..."
3. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"These are very similar to the preceding ; derivatives with two alkyls do not,
however, exist : — Pb(C,H5)4 lead tetraethyl. Pb(C2H5)3Cl Lead triethyl ..."
4. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"300 Of these two are known : Lead TetraethyL Lead ... Lead-tetraethyl is a
colourless, slightly smelling liquid, having a specific gravity of l'C2°, ..."
5. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"... see LEAD, 7082 (FAAS), 7105 (GFAAS) LEAD SULFIDE, 7505 lead tetraethyl, see
TETRAETHYL LEAD (as Pb), Lead tetramethyl, see TETRAMETHYL LEAD (as Pb), ..."
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