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Tetraethyl Lead
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Definition
: A highly toxic compound used as a gasoline additive. It causes acute toxic psychosis or chronic poisoning if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
Other names
Lead, Tetraethyl; Tetraethyllead
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trimethyllead acetate
5711-19-3
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
Arch Biochem Biophy1 1991;291(1):187
trimethyllead
7442-13-9
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
Neurotoxicology (Forest Park Il) 1983;4(2):171
dimethyldiethyllead
1762-27-2
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
J Forensic Sci Soc 1980;20(4):285
trimethylethyllead
1762-26-1
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
J Forensic Sci Soc 1980;20(4):285
tetramethyllead
75-74-1
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
Ann Occup Hyg 21:33;1978; Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 5(3):305;1977
tetraalkyl lead
0
Tetraethyl Lead/*analogs & derivatives.
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 40(5):372;1979; Anal Chem 49(6):823;1977; Nature 275(5682):738;1978