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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A chemical compound containing four chlorine atoms per molecule.

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  • noun chemistry any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule

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  • noun any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

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