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tetrafluoroethylene

tetrafluoroethylene noun: the gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene.

Noun

tetrafluoroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrafluoroethylenes)

  1. The gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene
    Synonyms:
    TFE

Synonyms of tetrafluoroethylene

Forms of tetrafluoroethylene

pluraltetrafluoroethylenes

Origin of tetrafluoroethylene

From tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene.

Words formed from tetrafluoroethylene

Questions about tetrafluoroethylene

What does tetrafluoroethylene mean?
Tetrafluoroethylene means the gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene.
What part of speech is tetrafluoroethylene?
Tetrafluoroethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrafluoroethylene?
The plural of tetrafluoroethylene is tetrafluoroethylenes.

Words near tetrafluoroethylene in the dictionary

  1. tetrafluoroberyllate
  2. tetrafluoroberyllates
  3. tetrafluoroborate
  4. tetrafluoroborates
  5. tetrafluoroboric acid
  6. tetrafluoroethylene
  7. tetrafluoroethylenes
  8. tetrafluoromethane
  9. tetrafluorophenol
  10. tetrafluorophenols
  11. tetrafluorophenyl

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