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Meanings of lead tetraethyl in anglès

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A clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking.

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Examples for "tetraethyl lead"
Examples for "tetraethyl lead"
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A chemist delivered a small amount of tetraethyl lead, or TEL, on the morning of Dec. 9.
Wired
2
Five years earlier, a chemical engineer working for General Motors had discovered that tetraethyl lead cured a stubborn knocking problem in the car engines.
Wired
3
David Turner, a former sales and marketing director for tetraethyl lead, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Jan. 17 and is awaiting sentencing.
Reuters
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Tetraethyl lead was nothing new back then; it was actually a 19th century discovery from European laboratories.
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