trichloroethylene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /trʌɪˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
Etymology
tri- + chloro- + ethylene (“ethyl (“eth- + -yl”) + -ene”)
Meanings
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(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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trichloroethylenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| trichlorethylene | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
tetrachloroethylene · dichloroethylene · perc · DCE
Synonyms
Translations (12)
de Trichlorethen (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · fi trikloorietyleeni (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · he טריכלורואתילן (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · la trichloraethylenum (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · pt tricloroetileno (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · es tricloroetileno (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · ro tricloroetilenă (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · cmn 三氯乙烯 (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · fr trichloroéthylène (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · tr trikloroetilen (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · it tricloroetilene (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon) · de Trichlorethylen (unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon)