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overthrow(1) (iou) and tetraethyl poisoning (medicine)


overthrow(1) (iou)



overthrow noun. E16.
[Partly from OVERTHROW verb, partly from OVER- + THROW noun2.]
The action or an act of overthrowing something; the fact, state, or condition of being overthrown; an instance of this; (a) defeat, (a) deposition. E16.
S. Hastings In favour of war and of the overthrow of the established order. World Monitor The violent..overthrow of the Ceausescus in Romania.
b. An act of overthrowing a ball; spec. (a) Cricket a fielder's return of the ball which passes over or beyond the wicket; a run permitted by this; (b) Baseball a fielder's throw which passes over or beyond a baseman. M18.
Architecture. A panel of decorated wrought-iron work forming the architrave of a gateway or arch. E20.

tetraethyl poisoning (medicine)


tetraethyl poisoning -->
tetraethyllead


Pb(C2H5)4; tetraethylplumbane;an anti-knock compound added to motor fuel; has a toxic action causing anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tremors, muscular weakness, insomnia, irritability, nervousness, and anxiety; death may occur.

Synonym: lead tetraethyl.