tetrafluoroethylene Syllabification: (tet·ra·fluo·ro·eth·yl·ene)Pronunciation: /ˌtetrəˌflo͝orōˈeTHəˌlēn/Definition of tetrafluoroethylene noun Chemistry a dense colorless gas that is polymerized to make plastics such as polytetrafluoroethylene. Chemical formula: F2C=CF2 tetrafluoroethylene in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tetrafluoroethylene in the British & World English dictionary