trichloroethylene
noun
tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene ˌtrī-ˌklȯr-ō-ˈe-thə-ˌlēn 
: a nonflammable toxic liquid C2HCl3 used especially as an industrial solvent
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The primary concern is something called trichloroethylene, which is used in industrial and commercial processes and found in furniture care products and automotive brake cleaners, according to the EPA. 
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2022 In 1983, the EPA listed Tucson as a Superfund site after the city's tap water was poisoned by an industrial spill of the chemical solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2021 About 220 million pounds of trichloroethylene are produced every year in the U.S., according to 2012 data from the Environmental Protection Agency. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021 But one of the common triggers is suspected to be exposure to the carcinogen trichloroethylene, which is used in dry-cleaning processes, pesticides, household cleaning wipes and paint removers, among other products. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021 For years, industries from factories to dry cleaners dumped solvents around their plants and left the groundwater polluted with harmful chemicals including trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Ian James, azcentral, 14 May 2020 In March, the company paid $7 million in penalty fees because of another form of pollution — the solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2019 So far, preliminary test results show no evidence of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the air. Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 26 Feb. 2020 In March, officials said Water Gremlin had illegally released tons of the solvent TCE, or trichloroethylene, over a 17-year period. Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2019 See More
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2022 In 1983, the EPA listed Tucson as a Superfund site after the city's tap water was poisoned by an industrial spill of the chemical solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2021 About 220 million pounds of trichloroethylene are produced every year in the U.S., according to 2012 data from the Environmental Protection Agency. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021 But one of the common triggers is suspected to be exposure to the carcinogen trichloroethylene, which is used in dry-cleaning processes, pesticides, household cleaning wipes and paint removers, among other products. oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021 For years, industries from factories to dry cleaners dumped solvents around their plants and left the groundwater polluted with harmful chemicals including trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Ian James, azcentral, 14 May 2020 In March, the company paid $7 million in penalty fees because of another form of pollution — the solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2019 So far, preliminary test results show no evidence of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the air. Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 26 Feb. 2020 In March, officials said Water Gremlin had illegally released tons of the solvent TCE, or trichloroethylene, over a 17-year period. Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1919, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
trichloroethylene
noun
tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene
variants also trichlorethylene
-ˈeth-ə-ˌlēn
: a nonflammable liquid C2HCl3 used as a solvent and in medicine as an anesthetic and analgesic —abbreviation TCE