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trichloroethylene

noun tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene

Medical Definition of TRICHLOROETHYLENE

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

Variants of TRICHLOROETHYLENE

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

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