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TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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