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noun
The unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl2=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
Synonyms: TCE, trichloroethene
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: trichloroethane, TCE
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ethylene, ethene
History
tri- + chloro- + ethylene (“ethyl (“eth- + -yl”) + -ene”)
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
