tetrafluoroethylene

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te′trə flŏŏr′ō eth′ə lēn′, -flôr′-, -flōr′-)


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tet•ra•fluo•ro•eth•yl•ene  (te′trə flŏŏr′ō eth′ə lēn′, -flôr′-, -flōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C2F4, used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
  • tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene 1930–35

'tetrafluoroethylene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
polytetrafluoroethylene - tetrafluoroethene

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