Medical Dictionary
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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