tetrachloroethylene

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te′trə klôr′ō eth′ə lēn′, -klōr′-)


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tet•ra•chlo•ro•eth•yl•ene  (te′trə klôr′ō eth′ə lēn′, -klōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C2Cl4, used as a solvent, esp. in dry cleaning. Also called perchloroethylene. 
  • tetra- + chloroethylene 1910–15

'tetrachloroethylene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
perchloroethylene

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