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Meaning of trichloroethylene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
trʌɪˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn

Definitions

The unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl₂=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Trichlorethylen
Español tricloroetileno
Suomi trikloorietyleeni
Français trichloroéthylène
Italiano tricloroetilene
Português tricloroetileno
Türkçe trikloroetilen

Examples

“The nurse gave the woman in labour trichloroethylene, a chemical also used to clean metal parts.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

trichlorofluoromethane trichloroisocyanuric acid trichloromethane trichloromethiazide trichloromethyl trichloromethylsilane

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