trichloroethylene

noun tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene \-ˈe-thə-ˌlēn\

Definition of TRICHLOROETHYLENE

: a nonflammable toxic liquid C₂HCl₃ used especially as an industrial solvent

circa 1919

Medical Dictionary

noun tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene

: a nonflammable liquid C₂HCl₃ used as a solvent and in medicine as an anesthetic and analgesic—abbreviation TCE

tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene also tri·chlor·eth·y·lene \-ˈeth-ə-ˌlēn\

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