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perchloroethylene

[per-klawr-oh-eth-uh-leen, -klohr-]
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noun Chemistry.
  1. tetrachloroethylene.
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Origin of perchloroethylene

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

perchloroethylene

perchloroethene (pəˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθiːn)

noun
  1. a colourless liquid used as a dry-cleaning solvent. Formula: CCl 2 :CCl 2
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perchloroethylene in Science

perchloroethylene

[pər-klôr′ō-ĕth′ə-lēn′]
  1. See tetrachloroethylene.
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