trichloroethylene

See also: trichloroéthylène and trichloréthylène

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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 CCl2=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic.
    Synonyms: TCE (initialism), trichloroethene (IUPAC name)
    Coordinate terms: (2 Cl) dichloroethylene, DCE, (4 Cl) tetrachloroethylene, perc
    The nurse gave the woman in labour trichloroethylene, a chemical also used to clean metal parts.

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