TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetrachloroethylene mean? 

• TETRACHLOROETHYLENE (noun)
  The noun TETRACHLOROETHYLENE has 1 sense:

1. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

  Familiarity information: TETRACHLOROETHYLENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRACHLOROETHYLENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene

Hypernyms ("tetrachloroethylene" is a kind of...):

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)