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Tetraethyl lead: An anti-knock compound added to motor fuel. Also known as tetraethylplumbane, tetraethyl lead has highly adverse effects on human health.It causes lead poisoning.n 1927 the Surgeon General set a voluntary standard for the oil industry to follow in mixing tetraethyl lead with gasoline. This standard -- 3 cubic centimeters per gallon (cc/g) -- corresponded to the maximum then in use among refiners, and thus imposed no real restraint.
2 H. ). Pb, viscous, colorless, poisonous liquid. It is an organometallic compound prepared by reacting ethyl chloride with a sodium-lead alloy. When added to gasoline, it improves the combustion characteristics (see octane number). When tetraethyl lead burns in an engine, lead oxide is formed.ore on tetraethyl lead from Infoplease: 1  ethyl: meaning and definitions-ethyl: Definition and Pronunciation. 2  organometallic chemistry-organometallic chemistry organometallic chemistry, the reactions and use of a class of compounds ...