tetrafluoroethylene
[te-truh-floo r-oh-eth-uh-leen, -flawr-, -flohr-]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C2F4, used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
Nearby words
- tetraethyl lead,
- tetraethyl pyrophosphate,
- tetraethyllead,
- tetrafluoride,
- tetrafluoroethene,
- tetrafunctional,
- tetragon,
- tetragonal,
- tetragonal trisoctahedron,
- tetragonally
Origin of tetrafluoroethylene
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