TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

Synonyms:

carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tetrachloroethylene" is a kind of...):

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)

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