Definition of tetraethyl lead
: a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used especially formerly as an antiknock agent
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Similarly, several decades later, the introduction of tetraethyl lead into gasoline raised environmental concerns, but was tolerated as a necessary lubricant for the adoption of the internal combustion engine.
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First Known Use of tetraethyl lead
1923
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of tetraethyl lead
: a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used as an antiknock agent in gasoline — called also
lead tetraethyl
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