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Trichloroethane

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Noun

1. tce, trichloroethane, trichloroethylene

a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trichloroethane

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noun
a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
. Also called: methyl chloroform

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Trichloroethane

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n.
Either of two dense, colorless, nonflammable, isomeric liquid compounds, C2H3Cl3, having a sweet odor, used as solvents for adhesives, pesticides, and lubricants, and in industrial cleaning solutions.

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