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- noun organic chemistry Alternative spelling of
tetraethyl lead .
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The term is short for the compound tetraethyllead, which is (was) the actual additive.
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Ethyl was 13 times the size of Albermarle, producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive that reduced engine knock.
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