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tet·ra·eth·yl lead | \ ˌte-trə-ˌe-thəl-ˈled 
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\Definition of tetraethyl lead
: a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used especially formerly as an antiknock agent
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tetraethyl lead
nountet·ra·eth·yl lead | \ ˌte-trə-ˌeth-əl-ˈled \
\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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The first known use of tetraethyl lead was in 1923
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