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tetraethyl lead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
tetraethyl lead
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toxic organometallic compound, (C₂H₅)₄Pb, added to petroleum/gasoline as an antiknock agent.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetraethyl leads (plural) tetra-ethyl lead (alternative) tetraethyllead (alternative) lead tetraethyl (alternative)

Phrases

leaded gasoline unleaded gasoline

Frequently Paired Words

leaded leaded gasoline unleaded unleaded gasoline 100LL

Synonyms

TEL lead tetraethyl

Questions

What does tetraethyl lead mean?
A toxic organometallic compound, (C₂H₅)₄Pb, added to petroleum/gasoline as an antiknock agent.

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