tetrachloroethylene

tetrachloroethylene

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tet·ra·chlo·ro·eth·yl·ene .te-trə-.klō-rō-'eth-ə-.lēn n perchloroethylene

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tet·ra·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene (tet″rə-klor″o-ethґə-lēn) a moderately toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon, formerly used as an anthelmintic but now used only as a dry cleaning solvent and for other industrial uses. Called also perchloroethylene.

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