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A highly toxic compound used as a gasoline additive as an anti-knock compound.
It causes acute toxic psychosis or chronic poisoning if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. It has a toxic action causing anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tremors, muscular weakness, insomnia, irritability, nervousness, and anxiety, death may occur.
Synonyms: lead tetraethyl, tetraethylplumbane
Chemical name: plumbane, tetraethyl-
(12 Dec 1998)
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