tetrachloroethylene
[ te-truh-klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, -klohr- ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, -ˌkloʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C2Cl4, used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
Also called
perchloroethylene.
Origin of tetrachloroethylene
1910–15;
tetra- +
chloroethylene
Words nearby tetrachloroethylene
tetracaine,
tetracaine hydrochloride,
tetracene,
tetrachloride,
tetrachloroethane,
tetrachloroethylene,
tetrachloromethane,
tetrachord,
tetracid,
tetracoccus,
tetracosactide
Scientific definitions for tetrachloroethylene
tetrachloroethylene
[ tĕt′rə-klôr′ō-ĕth′ə-lēn′ ]
A colorless, nonflammable organic liquid used in dry-cleaning solutions, as an industrial solvent, and as an agent for expelling or destroying parasitic intestinal worms. Also called perchloroethylene. Chemical formula: C2Cl4.