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perchloroethylene

[ per-klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, -klohr- ]
/ pərˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, -ˌkloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

tetrachloroethylene.

Nearby words

  1. perchloric acid,
  2. perchloride,
  3. perchlorinate,
  4. perchloro-,
  5. perchloroethane,
  6. perchloromethane,
  7. perchta,
  8. perciatelli,
  9. percipience,
  10. percipient

Origin of perchloroethylene

First recorded in 1870–75; perchloro- + ethylene
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British Dictionary definitions for perchloroethylene

perchloroethylene

perchloroethene (pəˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθiːn)

/ (pəˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn) /

noun

a colourless liquid used as a dry-cleaning solvent. Formula: CCl 2 :CCl 2
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Science definitions for perchloroethylene

perchloroethylene

[ pər-klôr′ō-ĕth′ə-lēn′ ]

See tetrachloroethylene.
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