tetrafluoroethylene
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See also: tétrafluoroéthylène
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene.
Noun
[edit]tetrafluoroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrafluoroethylenes)
- (organic chemistry) The gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F2C=CF2, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene
Synonyms
[edit]- TFE (abbreviation)
Derived terms
[edit]- TFE (abbreviation)
- polytetrafluoroethylene / PTFE
- ethylene tetrafluoroethylene / ETFE
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]hydrocarbon
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