Tetrachloride is a word made up of two parts: "tetra" means four, and "chloride" refers to a compound containing chlorine. So, tetrachloride is a chemical compound that has four chlorine atoms. Full definition
Many solid metals can also deliver electrons that transform silicon tetrachloride into disordered silicon, but only metals like gallium can additionally serve as liquids for silicon crystallization without additional heat.» (treehugger.com)
Electrons from the gallium then convert the silicon tetrachloride into raw silicon, which then get dissolved into the liquid metal. (treehugger.com)
In 1841, Eugène - Melchior Péligot, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Central School of Arts and Manufactures) in Paris, isolated the first sample of uranium metal by heating uranium tetrachloride with potassium. (en.wikipedia.org)