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    TETRACHLORETHYLENE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodesplay

    Synonyms:

    carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

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