Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

tetrafluoroetano

English translation:

tetrafluoroethane

Added to glossary by Sara Baroni
May 22, 2007 09:55
17 yrs ago
Italian term

tetrafluoroetano

Italian to English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
This is mentioned in gases for refrigeration systems.

I can find "tetrafloruro" (tetraflouride) and "etano" (etane) but I'm unsure as to how they go together correctly.

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tetrafluoroethane

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Peer comment(s):

agree achisholm
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agree Anthony Green : absolutely yes - Sara, the form "etane" is not English
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agree Montaldo
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agree Marie-Hélène Hayles : and it's fluoro/fluoride, not flouro/flouride - this is a very common spelling mistake (ref. "flourescent" rather than "fluorescent"
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tetrafluoroethane

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