terchlorethylene

noun

archaic name for trichloroethylene

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Meanings

nounterchlorethylene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablearchaic name for trichloroethylene

Origin

ter- + chlor- + ethylene (“ethyl (“eth- + -yl”) + -ene”)

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APA

terchlorethylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terchlorethylene

MLA

“terchlorethylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terchlorethylene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terchlorethylene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terchlorethylene.

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