tetrachloroethylene

Introduction

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Characteristics

• sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million

Uses

• dry cleaning fluid

More general terms

• halogenated hydrocarbon

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=31373