"tetrachloroethylene" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "tetra- + chloro- + ethylene",
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      "form": "tetrachloroethylenes",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2007 May 12, The Associated Press, “Car Wash’s Water Is Tested in Search for Contaminant”, in New York Times",
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        "A chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, often used in dry cleaning"
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        {
          "word": "perchloroethylene"
        },
        {
          "word": "tetrachloroethene"
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        {
          "word": "perc"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "tetracloroetilè"
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          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
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          "word": "percloroetilè"
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          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "word": "tetrakloorietyleeni"
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        {
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tétrachloroéthylène"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "word": "Tetrachlorethylen"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tetracloroetilene"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tetorakuroroechiren",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "word": "テトラクロロエチレン"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "tetracloroetilenă"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "chlorocarbon",
          "word": "tetrakloroetilen"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɛtraklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn/"
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  "word": "tetrachloroethylene"
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          "dry cleaning",
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      "word": "perchloroethylene"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetrachloroethene"
    },
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      "word": "perc"
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      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
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      "word": "tetracloroetilè"
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      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "word": "tetrakloorietyleeni"
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    {
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      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tétrachloroéthylène"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "word": "Tetrachlorethylen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tetracloroetilene"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tetorakuroroechiren",
      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "word": "テトラクロロエチレン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tetracloroetilenă"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "chlorocarbon",
      "word": "tetrakloroetilen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetrachloroethylene"
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