Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless, nonflammable chlorocarbon, C2Cl4, used in dry-cleaning solutions and as an industrial solvent.
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- noun An alternative name for
tetrachloroethene , a non-combustiblesolvent commonly used indry cleaning .
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Examples
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Problem Product: It may make your floors look good, but a chemical in most of them called perchloroethylene can cause horrific side effects and even death.
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Problem Product: It may make your floors look good, but a chemical in most of them called perchloroethylene can cause horrific side effects and even death.
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Many dry cleaners will be required to find new solvents to replace a widely used cleaning agent called perchloroethylene, or perc, by 2020.
The New Dirt on Dry Cleaners Ray A. Smith 2011
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Conventional dry cleaners use the industrial solvent perchloroethylene, which is toxic to humans and pollutes the air, says the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Traditional dry cleaning makes use of a chemical solvent, called perchloroethylene, to remove stains.
Through A Glass Clearly, Athanasius 2007
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Traditional dry cleaning makes use of a chemical solvent, called perchloroethylene, to remove stains.
Archive 2007-09-01 Athanasius 2007
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Davis Jr. and I proposed that an experiment with 100,000 gallons of cleaning fluid (perchloroethylene, which is mostly composed of chlorine) could provide a critical test of the idea that nuclear fusion reactions are the ultimate source of solar radiation.
Fusion 2000
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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The evidence at trial revealed that on August 14, 2001, a 55-gallon drum of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or "perc," was accidentally punctured on the property of Martin Warehousing and Storage, a company based at Sand Island.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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