perchloromethane

Noun perchloromethane has 1 sense

• perchloromethane(n = noun.substance) carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, tetrachloromethane - 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;
is a kind of dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent, tetrachloride