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tetrafluoroethylene

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tetrafluoroethylene [¦te·trə¦flu̇r·ō′eth·ə‚lēn]
(organic chemistry)
F2C:CF2A flammable, colorless, heavy gas, insoluble in water, boils at 78°C; used as a monomer to make polytetrafluoroethylene polymers, for example, Teflon. Abbreviated TFE.


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