/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 ]
/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 . 2012