tetrachloroethylene

See also: tétrachloroéthylène

English

Molecular structure of tetrachloroethylene

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ chloro- +‎ ethylene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/

Noun

tetrachloroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrachloroethylenes)

1. A liquid chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, commonly used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing.

   Synonyms: tetrachloroethene, perchloroethylene, perc

   Coordinate terms: (2 Cl) dichloroethylene, DCE, (3 Cl) trichloroethylene, TCE

   Uses of tetrachloroethylene have included dry cleaning, degreasing, deworming, and others, but its use is now curtailed as compared with decades ago.

   • 2007 May 12, The Associated Press, “Car Wash’s Water Is Tested in Search for Contaminant”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

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