trichloroethylene
trichloroethylene · trichloroethylenes
Trichlorethylen, Trichlorethen
The unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl₂=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and…The unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl₂=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic.
/trʌɪˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl₂=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic.
The nurse gave the woman in labour trichloroethylene, a chemical also used to clean metal parts.
Trichlorethylen, Trichlorethen
More definitions
- a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
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By meaning 1
unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon:
Origin
tri- + chloro- + ethylene (“ethyl (“eth- + -yl”) + -ene”)tri- + chloro- + ethylene (“ethyl (“eth- + -yl”) + -ene”)
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Forms
plural: trichloroethylenesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage:trichloroethaneTCE
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable