perchloroethylene
/pɚˌklɔɹoʊˈɛθəˌlin/noun
perchloroethylene is spelled P-E-R-C-H-L-O-R-O-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perchloroethylene means “Synonym of tetrachloroethylene, a nonflammable, non-polar solvent with low toxicity, especially in the dry-cleaning trade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perchloroethylene is perchloroethylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in perchloroethylene?
| Letters | 17: P-E-R-C-H-L-O-R-O-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perchloroethylene?
Perchloroethylene appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce perchloroethylene?
- UK /pəˌklɔːɹəʊˈɛθɪliːn/
- US /pɚˌklɔɹoʊˈɛθəˌlin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of perchloroethylene
- perchloroethylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perchloroethylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of tetrachloroethylene, a nonflammable, non-polar solvent with low toxicity, especially in the dry-cleaning trade
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate perchloroethylene?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of perchloroethylene: PCE, perc, perc..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).