Tetrafluoroethylene
[te-truh-floo r-oh-eth-uh-leen, -flawr-, -flohr-] /ˌtɛ trəˌflʊər oʊˈɛθ əˌlin, -ˌflɔr-, -ˌfloʊr-/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
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