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Tetrachloroethylene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Perchloroethylene.

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

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n. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

Word Usage

"In just a few years, the number of inspections to sniff out offences related to handling perchloroethylene - sometimes called tetrachloroethylene or PERC - has more than doubled."

Hypernym

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vermifuge anthelmintic helminthic anthelminthic

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trichloroethylene

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

perc perchloroethylene

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dioxane cyclohexane chlorobenzene trichloride emirate