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chloroethanes

chloroethanes is the plural of chloroethane.

Meaning of chloroethane

Noun

chloroethane (plural chloroethanes)

  1. The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications
    Synonyms:
    ethyl chloride

Questions about chloroethanes

What is chloroethanes the plural of?
Chloroethanes is the plural of chloroethane.

Words near chloroethanes in the dictionary

  1. chlorodiorganotin
  2. chlorodiphenylphosphine
  3. chlorodyne
  4. chlorodynes
  5. chloroethane
  6. chloroethanes
  7. chloroethanoic acid
  8. chloroethanoic acids
  9. chloroethanol
  10. chloroethanols
  11. chloroethene

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