Ma'anar ƙamus na ethylene tetrachloride ruwa ne mara launi, nauyi, mara ƙonewa tare da ƙamshi mai daɗi, wanda kuma aka sani da tetrachlorethylene. Ana amfani da shi azaman kaushi, a bushe bushewa, da kuma lalata ƙarfe. Ana kuma amfani da ita wajen samar da wasu sinadarai da kuma matsayin firiji. Ethylene tetrachloride mai guba ne kuma fallasa zuwa manyan matakan na iya haifar da dizziness, ciwon kai, da sauran matsalolin lafiya. Hakanan yana da illa ga muhalli kuma yana da yuwuwar gurɓatar ruwan ƙasa.