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Tetrafluoroethylene

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins) wordnet

Etymology

From tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene.

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