TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE


Meaning of TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE in English

/te'treuh floor'oh eth"euh leen', -flawr'-, -flohr'-/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.

[ 1930-35; TETRA- + FLUORO- + ETHYLENE ]

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