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tetrachloroethylene

[ te-truh-klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, -klohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.


tetrachloroethylene

/ tĕt′rə-klôr′ō-ĕthə-lēn′ /

  1. A colorless, nonflammable organic liquid used in dry-cleaning solutions, as an industrial solvent, and as an agent for expelling or destroying parasitic intestinal worms. Also called perchloroethylene. Chemical formula: C 2 Cl 4 .


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tetrachloridetetrachloromethane