TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

Meaning of TETRACHLOROETHYLENE in English

/te'treuh klawr'oh eth"euh leen', -klohr'-/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, esp. in dry cleaning. Also called perchloroethylene .

[ 1910-15; TETRA- + CHLOROETHYLENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — |te.trə|klōr(ˌ)ō, -ȯ(ˌ)rō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetrachlor- + ethylene : a heavy mobile nonflammable liquid compound CCl 2 . …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — n. (Chemistry) colorless liquid used as a solvent (especially in dry cleaning)
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — Hookworm (Ancylostoma). also called perchloroethylene a colourless, dense, nonflammable, highly stable liquid belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds. …
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — тетрахлорэтилен
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — тетрахлорэтилен
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — тетрахлорэтилен
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE — тетрахлорэтилен
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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE (PERCHLOROETHYLENE, PCE) — A solvent often used for degreasing and in dry cleaning which sometimes makes its way into water wells and other …
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PERCHLOROETHYLENE (PCE) (TETRACHLOROETHYLENE) — A solvent often used for degreasing and in dry cleaning which sometimes makes its way into water wells and other …
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DRY CLEANING — System of cleaning textiles with chemical The chemicals, often halides or organohalogens (compounds that contain {{link=halogen">halogen atoms bonded to carbon …
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TETRACHLOROETHANE — “+ noun also tet·ra·chlor·ethane | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌklōr+ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetrachlor- + ethane : either of two isomeric heavy liquid compounds …
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PERCHLOROETHYLENE — “+ noun also per·chlor·ethylene |pərˌklōr, |per-+ Etymology: perchlor- + ethylene : tetrachloroethylene
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HEXACHLOROETHANE — “+ noun also hex·a·chlor·ethane |heksəˌklōr, -lȯr+ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexa- + chlor- + ethane : a colorless toxic crystalline …
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CARBON DICHLORIDE — noun : tetrachloroethylene
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PERCHLOROETHYLENE — /peuhr klawr'oh eth"euh leen', -klohr'-/ , n. Chem. tetrachloroethylene. [ 1870-75; PERCHLORO- + ETHYLENE ]
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TRICHLOROETHYLENE — a colourless, somewhat toxic, volatile liquid belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds, nonflammable under ordinary conditions and used …
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TETRACHLOROETHANE — either of two isomeric colourless, dense, water-insoluble liquids belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds. One isomer, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, also …
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HALOCARBON — any chemical compound of the element carbon and one or more of the halogens (bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine); two important …
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ETHYLENE CHLORIDE — also called ethylene dichloride, or 1,2-dichloroethane a colourless, toxic, volatile liquid belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds and …
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CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE — flammable, colourless gas that belongs to the family of organic halogen compounds, used in the manufacture of a series of …
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CARBON TETRACHLORIDE — also called tetrachloromethane a colourless, dense, highly toxic, volatile, nonflammable liquid possessing a characteristic odour and belonging to the family …
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DRY CLEANING — System of cleaning textiles with chemical solvents instead of water. The chemicals, often halides or organohalogens (compounds that contain halogen …
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) — Organic chemicals all contain the element carbon (C); organic chemicals are the basic chemicals found in living things and in …
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PERCLENE — See Perchloroethylene (PCE) or Tetrachloroethylene.
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ТЕТРАХЛОРЭТИЛЕН — tetrachloroethylene
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ТЕТРАХЛОРЭТИЛЕН — тетрахлорэтилен tetrachloroethylene
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