Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of halocarbon compounds in which the halogen is chlorine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Carbon tetra-chlorid, CCl4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry An organic
compound containing at least onecovalently bondedchlorine atom.
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Examples
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Also we want people to know not to use Splenda a chlorocarbon poison.
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Also we want people to know not to use Splenda a chlorocarbon poison.
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The company also said Tuesday that it will form a joint venture with Occidental Chemical Corp. to make a new chlorocarbon solution used in climate-friendly refrigerants, initially for automobile air conditioning systems.
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That's because the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt - and most pesticides are chlorocarbons.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Karen Kapusta 2009
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That's because the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt - and most pesticides are chlorocarbons.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Karen Kapusta 2009
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That's because the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt - and most pesticides are chlorocarbons.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Karen Kapusta 2009
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That's because the bonds holding the carbon and chlorine atoms together are more characteristic of a chlorocarbon than a salt - and most pesticides are chlorocarbons.
The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Karen Kapusta 2009
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Even sweeteners like Splenda have an ingredient that makes it very dangerous for diabetics or anyone for that matter because it’s a chlorocarbon poison.
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She said this should have made the FDA more cautious the next time, but the FDA approved the toxic chlorocarbon Splenda without hesitation and without any long-term testing on human subjects. "
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