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Perchloroethylene at Chemical Glossary

What is it? Also known as: Tetrachloroethylene. CAS Number: 127-18-4. A colorless, nonflammable liquid used often as a solvent in dry cleaning and for removal of grease from metals. Chemical formula = C2Cl4. Molecular weight = 165.83 g/mol. .

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