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tetrafluoroethylene

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tet⋅ra⋅fluo⋅ro⋅eth⋅yl⋅ene

  [te-truh-floor-oh-eth-uh-leen, -flawr-, -flohr-]
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–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C2F4, used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
Origin:
1930–35; tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene
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Main Entry: tet·ra·flu·or·o·eth·yl·ene
Pronunciation: "te-tr&-"flu(-&)r-O-'eth-&-"lEn
Function: noun
: a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon CF2=CF2 used in making polytetrafluoroethylene resins
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tetrafluoroethylene

a colourless, odourless, faintly toxic gas belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds; it is the starting material in the manufacture of polytetrafluoroethylene (q.v.), a valuable synthetic resin.

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