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PRONUNCIATION OF TRICHLORETHYLENE

trichlorethylene  [ˌtraɪklɔːˈreθɪˌliːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRICHLORETHYLENE

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Trichlorethylene is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRICHLORETHYLENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trichlorethylene

Trichloroethylene

The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a halocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell. It should not be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which is commonly known as chlorothene. The IUPAC name is trichloroethene. Industrial abbreviations include TCE, trichlor, Trike, Tricky and tri. It has been sold under a variety of trade names. Under the trade names Trimar and Trilene, trichloroethylene was used as a volatile anesthetic and as an inhaled obstetrical analgesic in millions of patients.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRICHLORETHYLENE


Abilene
ˈæbɪˌliːn
acetylene
əˈsɛtɪˌliːn
amitriptyline
ˌæmɪˈtrɪptɪˌliːn
butylene
ˈbjuːtɪˌliːn
diethylene
daɪˈeθɪˌliːn
ethylene
ˈɛθɪˌliːn
hexylene
ˈheksɪˌliːn
isobutylene
ˌaɪsəˈbjuːtɪˌliːn
methylene
ˈmɛθɪˌliːn
nortriptyline
nɔːˈtrɪptɪˌliːn
polyethylene
ˌpɒlɪˈɛθɪˌliːn
polypropylene
ˌpɒlɪˈprəʊpɪˌliːn
polytetrafluoroethylene
ˌpɒlɪˌtɛtrəˌflʊərəʊˈɛθɪˌliːn
propylene
ˈprəʊpɪˌliːn
selegiline
səˈlɛɡɪˌliːn
squalene
ˈskweɪˌliːn
Terylene
ˈtɛrɪˌliːn
trichloroethylene
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪˌliːn
trimethylene
traɪˈmɛθɪˌliːn
Vaseline
ˈvæsɪˌliːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRICHLORETHYLENE

trichinise
trichinization
trichinize
Trichinopoly
trichinose
trichinosis
trichinotic
trichinous
trichite
trichitic
trichlorfon
trichloride
trichloroacetic acid
trichloroethane
trichloroethylene
trichloromethane
trichlorophenoxyacetic acid
trichlorphon
trichobacteria
trichocyst

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRICHLORETHYLENE

amylene
cyanoacetylene
gasolene
Hellene
Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
mesitylene
methylnaphthalene
Mytilene
naphthalene
paraselene
pentylene
perchloroethylene
phenylene
Saint Mary Magdalene
scalene
Selene
silene
tetrafluoroethylene
xylene

Synonyms and antonyms of trichlorethylene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trichlorethylene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRICHLORETHYLENE

Find out the translation of trichlorethylene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trichlorethylene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trichlorethylene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三氯乙烯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tricloroetileno
570 millions of speakers

English

trichlorethylene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्राईक्लोरोइथीलीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاثي كلور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трихлорэтилен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tricloroetileno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রাইক্লোরোইথিলিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trichloréthylène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trichlorethylene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trichlorethylen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トリクロロエチレン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트리클로로 에틸렌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trisikloretilena
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trichloroethylene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரைக்குளோரோஎதிலின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रायक्लोरिथिलीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trichloroethylene
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tricloroetilene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trichloroetylen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трихлоретилен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tricloretilenă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριχλωροαιθυλένιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trichlorethyleen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trikloretylen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trikloretylen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trichlorethylene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICHLORETHYLENE»

The term «trichlorethylene» is normally little used and occupies the 129.060 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICHLORETHYLENE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trichlorethylene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRICHLORETHYLENE»

Discover the use of trichlorethylene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trichlorethylene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Methods in Food Analysis: Applied to Plant Products
This change was deemed imperative because the relatively high rate of evaporation of trichlorethylene made constant results impossible. The type of closed container finally selected as being the best suited to the purpose was a half-pint milk ...
Maynard Joslyn, 2012
2
Healthy Home and Healthy Office
Houseplant English Ivy Peace Lily Spider Plant Chrysanthemum Chemical Pollutant Benzene, Trichlorethylene Benzene, Formaldehyde Trichlorethylene Formaldehyde, Carbon Monoxide Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichlorethylene Initial ppm ...
Reinhard Kanuka-Fuchs, 2001
3
Popular Science
The concentration of trichlorethylene vapor, however, is much higher than that of water vapor at the same temperature. Because it takes only about one-ninth as much heat to vaporize a pound of trichlorethylene as is needed to vaporize a ...
4
Mechanisms and Concepts in Toxicology
Trichlorethylene is not directly active but must be oxidised and rearranged to trichlo- racetic acid thus fulfilling the requirements for an acidic function. Of the other metabolites, dichloracetic acid and trichlorethanol, only dichloracetic acid is  ...
W. Norman Aldridge, 2014
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Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics: A ...
While admitting that the facility used a quantity of trichlorethylene, they pointed out that it was only common sense that the strange odor could not have come from their plant. Otherwise their workers would have either noticed the fumes or been ...
Robert E. Bartholomew, 2001
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New Scientist
The essence of the new development lies in the use of trichlorethylene throughout three stages — degreasing, phosphating and dip painting — of metal finishing. Consequently, say Du Pont, who devised this system, processing efficiency is at ...
7
Modern Technology of Soaps, Detergents and Toiletries: With ...
Formula 50 Solvent-detergents based on 100 per cent ABS (So} produced) Kerosene 35 ABS (100% basis) 35 Monoethanolamine 15 Trichlorethylene 1 3 Pine oil 2 All the ingredients, except for the trichlorethylene, are merely mixed together ...
P. K. Chattopadhyay, 2003
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Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants
trichlorethylene and 60% (wt.) perchlorethyl ene. Only 1% (vol.) of the trichlorethylene can be accepted in the bottoms. .............................................. Because the process system that will receive vents from this condensing system is operating at 5 ...
Ernest E. Ludwig, 1997
9
Organic Inhibitors of Corrosion of Metals
For example, the ability of trichlorethylene vapors to remove grease, tar, and oil is 40 times greater than that of benzene. Since the vapors of chlorinated hydrocarbons are significantly heavier than air, a layer of vapor will form above the liquid ...
Y.I. Kuznetsov, J. G. N. Thomas, 1996
10
Ludwig's Applied Process Design for Chemical and ...
Feed (1588F) (1) Wt% (2) MolWt (1)(2) Mols Mol Fraction Trichlorethylene 40 131.4 0.00304 0.456 Perchlorethylene 60 165.9 0.00362 0.544 Total 100 0.00666 1.000 Avg mol wt 1.00/0.00666 1⁄4 150.0 Overhead Overhead temperature for ...
A. Kayode Coker, PhD, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRICHLORETHYLENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trichlorethylene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bishop tube site possibly up for development
... but according to an article from 2008 in The Phoenix by Ann Pickering, groundwater at the Bishop Tube site contains trichlorethylene as “great as 20,000 parts ... «Daily Local News, Jul 15»
2
From pickles to poultry
Additionally, the state water authority found high concentrations of trichlorethylene (an industrial solvent) in groundwater as a result of a chicken vaccine ... «Meat & Poultry, Jul 15»
3
Thousands of Defence force personnel exposed to toxic jet fuel
KATHLEEN HENRY, DEFENCE WIDOW: He was exposed to MEK, or methyl ethyl ketone, trichlorethylene, MIL-SPEC, Techsolve, alodine, aviation gasoline, ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
4
Homo Correctus: Paul Brodeur Sues 'American Hustle' to Set the …
“Gladwell claimed that there was no medical evidence to show that trichlorethylene was a cancer-producing agent,” Mr. Brodeur said. “Well, I don't know what ... «New York Observer, Nov 14»
5
Developer asks for zoning to allow homes on a contaminated Lower …
I have to have my water tested at least once a year for Trichlorethylene. This Germantown Pike is a major route and it is so congested. We need a second bridge ... «The Times Herald, Nov 14»
6
Colorado missile sites nearing end of remediation plans
The Colorado sites average a contamination level of 3,600 parts per billion trichlorethylene. At Site No. 3 in Wyoming, levels have reached more than 31,000 ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Nov 14»
7
EPA joins probe of tainted wells
In 2010, Artesian pressed DNREC and the Defense Department to look more closely at the path taken by plumes of trichlorethylene solvent that had seeped ... «The News Journal, Aug 14»
8
Whirlpool Reaches Agreement in Class Action Lawsuit with Fort …
... purposes as a result of groundwater contamination from trichlorethylene (TCE) released at the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, as well as ... «KNWA, Jul 14»
9
Whirlpool Reaches Resolution With Property Owners In Lawsuit
... of groundwater contamination from trichlorethylene (TCE) released at the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, as well as some properties near ... «5newsonline.com, Jul 14»
10
Allen Harim clears legal challenge
Additionally, the state water authority found high concentrations of trichlorethylene (an industrial solvent) in groundwater as a result of a chicken vaccine ... «Meat & Poultry, Jun 14»

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