tetrafluoroethylene
[ te-truh-floor-oh-eth-uh-leen, -flawr-, -flohr- ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˌflʊər oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, -ˌflɔr-, -ˌfloʊr- /
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C2F4, used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
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Words nearby tetrafluoroethylene
tetraethyl, tetraethyllead, tetraethyl pyrophosphate, tetrafluoride, tetrafluoroethene, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafunctional, tetragon, tetragonal, tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram
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