trichloroethylene

English

Structural formula of trichloroethylene

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Etymology

tri- + chloro- + ethylene (ethyl (eth- + -yl) + -ene)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trʌɪˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/

Noun

trichloroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural trichloroethylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) the unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon C(Cl)2=CHCl used as an industrial solvent

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