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trichlorethylene

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trichloroethylene, trichlorethylene
a volatile, nonflammable solvent with a similar odor to chloroform. Used in the extraction of oils and fats from plant and animal materials for the purpose of using the oil. The residue is available as animal feed. Has anesthetic and analgesic properties but is not recommended for use as either in animals.

trichloroethylene-extracted soybean meal
see trichloroethylene-extracted soybean meal.


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Two months after the ruling, the ITTF rescinded the ban and instead found a compromise whereby dangerous glues, containing the most dangerous toxic substances such as toluene and trichlorethylene, were made unavailable through control of the market.
Initially solvents like gasoline and kerosene and other volatile synthetic solvents such as carbon tetrachloride and trichlorethylene were used.
This persistent marker--a mutation of the Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene--can be found shortly after trichlorethylene exposure as well as in patients with manifest kidney cancer.
 
 
 
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