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MeSH Heading: Tetrachloroethylene
Tree Number(s): D02.455.526.439.880
Unique ID: D013750
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013750
Scope Note: A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. It is a potential carcinogen.
Entry Term(s): Perchlorethylene; Perchloroethylene; Tetrachlorethylene; Tetrachloroethene
Pharm Action: Carcinogens
Environmental Pollutants
Solvents
Related Numbers: 127-18-4
CAS Type 1 Name: Ethene, tetrachloro-
NLM Classification #: QV 253
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Concept UI: M0021212
Related Numbers: 127-18-4
Scope Note: A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. It is a potential carcinogen.
Terms: Tetrachloroethylene Preferred Term
Term UI T040384
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Perchlorethylene
Term UI T040385
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Perchloroethylene
Term UI T040383
Date11/29/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tetrachlorethylene
Term UI T040386
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Tetrachloroethene
Term UI T430827
Date12/12/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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