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tetrafluoroethylene
F2C:CF2 A flammable, colorless, heavy gas, insoluble in water, boils at 78_C; used as a monomer to make polytetrafluoroethylene polymers, for example, Teflon. Abbreviated TFE.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Organic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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