Assertion: trichloroethylene | /r/ObjectUse | used as extractant
Facets:
value: for tars
type: PURPOSE
value: for waxes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for fats
type: PURPOSE
value: for oils
type: PURPOSE
value: for greases
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chlorinated solvent once widely used as a metal degreaser, chemical intermediate and extractant, and component of some consumer products.
text: Trichloroethylene has also been used as an extraction solvent for greases, oils, fats, waxes, and tars; by the textile processing industry to scour cotton, wool, and other fabrics; in dry cleaning operations; and as a component of adhesives, lubricants, paints, varnishes, paint strippers, pesticides, and cold metal cleaners.