tetrachloroethylene

See also: tétrachloroéthylène

English

Molecular structure of tetrachloroethylene

Etymology

tetra- +‎ chloro- +‎ ethylene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/[1]

Noun

tetrachloroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrachloroethylenes)

A chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, often used in dry cleaning
- 2007 May 12, The Associated Press, “Car Wash’s Water Is Tested in Search for Contaminant”, in New York Times‎:
  The department has been testing samples of tap water in the affected neighborhoods for the presence of the chemical, tetrachloroethylene, which is used in dry cleaning and auto body repair.

Synonyms

Translations

chlorocarbon

Catalan: tetracloroetilè m, percloroetilè m
Finnish: tetrakloorietyleeni
French: tétrachloroéthylène (fr) m
German: Tetrachlorethylen
Italian: tetracloroetilene (it) m
Japanese: テトラクロロエチレン (tetorakuroroechiren)
Romanian: tetracloroetilenă f
Turkish: tetrakloroetilen (tr)

See also

tetrachloroethylene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

OED

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