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tetrachloroethylene

n. A chlorocarbon with the formula C2Cl4, often used in dry cleaning

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tetrachloroethylene

n. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes [syn: tetrachlorethylene, ethylene tetrachloride, carbon dichloride]

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Tetrachloroethylene

Tetrachloroethylene, also known under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, or perchloroethylene ("perc" or "PERC"), and many other names, is a chlorocarbon with the formula ClC=CCl. It is a colorless liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics, hence it is sometimes called "dry-cleaning fluid." It has a sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million (1 ppm). Worldwide production was about in 1985.

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