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tetrachloroethylene

/ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-chloroethy-lene
IPA
/ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liquid chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, commonly used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chloro- English ethylene English tetrachloroethylene From tetra- + chloro- + ethylene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetrachloroethylenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dichloroethylene DCE trichloroethylene TCE

Synonyms

tetrachloroethene perchloroethylene perc tetrachlorethylene ethylene tetrachloride carbon dichloride

Questions

How do you pronounce tetrachloroethylene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/.
What does tetrachloroethylene mean?
A liquid chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, commonly used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing.
Where does tetrachloroethylene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chloro- English ethylene English tetrachloroethylene From tetra- + chloro- + ethylene.

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