Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

Definition: Tetrachloroethylene |
TetrachloroethyleneNoun1. Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A chlorinated hyrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. Chronic exposure to this compoud may pose a health hazard to animals and humans. It is considered a potential carcinogen. Tetrachlorethylene was formerly used as anthelmintic for hookworms, but less toxic products are now used. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: TetrachloroethyleneSynonyms: carbon dichloride (n), ethylene tetrachloride (n), tetrachlorethylene (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: tetrachlorethylene (industry, engineering & technology). |
| Domain | Title |
References | |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tetrachloroethylene | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tetrachloroethylene"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tetrachlorethylen (perchloroethylene), tetrachlorethen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), perchloroethylen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), perchlorethylen (perchloroethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tetrachlooretheen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), perchlooretheen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), per (an, by, by means of, Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, in, inside, into, on, per, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene, through, with, within), Cl2C=CCl2 (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tetrakloorieteeni (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tétrachloro-éthylène (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), tétrachloroéthylène (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), tétrachloréthylène (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), perchloroéthylène (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), perchloréthylène (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), dichlorure de carbone (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), Cl2C = CCl2 (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene), bichlorure de carbone (ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Tetrachoräthylen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), Tetrachloraethylen (perchloroethylene), Perchlorethylen (perchloroethylene), Perchloräthylen (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τετραχλωροαιθυλένιο (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tetracloroetilene (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), percloroetilene (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | テキスト終結 (end of text, rough texture, technetium, technetronic, technical, technical center, technical foul, technical knockout, technical point, technical term, technician, Technicolor, technics, technique, techno cut, techno lady, techno mart, techno sound, technocracy, technocrat, technoeconomics, technologies, technology, technology art, technology assessment, technology gap, technology transfer, technomist, technonationalism, technopeasant, technophobia, technopolis, techno-pop, techno-science, techno-stress, technostructure, teddy, teddy bear, Tektronics, tenant, tennis, tennis court, tennis elbow, tennis-wear, tenor, tenor sax, test, test campaign, test case, test driver, test marketing, test pattern, test pilot, test rider, testament, tester, testing, test-mail, testosterone, test-set, Tetoron, tetracycline, Tetrapack, Tetrapod, Tetris, tetrodotoxin, texture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | テトラクロロエチレン . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | etrachloroethylenetay tetracloroetileno (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), percloroetileno (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) тетрахлорэтилен. (various references) tetracloroeteno (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene), percloroetileno (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) tetrakloreten (Cl2C=CCl2, ethylene tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, tetrachlorethylene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-e-h-h-l-l-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: tetrachlorethylene. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-e-e-h-h-l-l-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-t-y" | |
+1 letter: tetrachloroethylenes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 74 72 61 63 68 6C 6F 72 6F 65 74 68 79 6C 65 6E 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references)- . - .-. .- -.-. .... .-.. --- .-. --- . - .... -.--. .-.. . -. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01110100 01110010 01100001 01100011 01101000 01101100 01101111 01110010 01101111 01100101 01110100 01101000 01111001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e t r a c h l o r o e t h y l e n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 0074 0072 0061 0063 0068 006C 006F 0072 006F 0065 0074 0068 0079 006C 0065 006E 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54718684676974788184817186749178718071 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.