“+ noun
also tri·chlor·ethylene |trīˌklōr+
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trichlor- + ethylene
: a mobile nonflammable liquid CHClCCl 2 obtained usually by heating symmetrical tetrachloroethane with hydrated lime and used chiefly as a solvent, a degreasing agent for metals, and in medicine as an inhalation analgesic and anesthetic