Tetrafluoroethylene suna ne da ke nufin iskar gas mara launi, mai flammable tare da dabarar sinadarai C2F4. Yana cikin nau'in mahadi na halitta da aka sani da fluoroalkenes kuma ana amfani dashi sosai a aikace-aikacen masana'antu daban-daban. Ga rushewar kalmar: Tetra-: A prefix ma'anar "hudu" a cikin Hellenanci. Ethylene: Wani sinadarin hydrocarbon wanda ya ƙunshi ƙwayoyin carbon guda biyu da atom ɗin hydrogen guda huɗu, tare da tsarin sinadarai C2H4. kwayoyin fluorine guda hudu da carbon carbon guda biyu, tare da tsarin sinadarai C2F4.