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chloroethylene

chloroethylene noun: the unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound.

Noun

chloroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural chloroethylenes)

  1. The unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound

Forms of chloroethylene

pluralchloroethylenes

Origin of chloroethylene

From chloro- + ethylene.

Questions about chloroethylene

What does chloroethylene mean?
Chloroethylene means the unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound.
What part of speech is chloroethylene?
Chloroethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of chloroethylene?
The plural of chloroethylene is chloroethylenes.

Words near chloroethylene in the dictionary

  1. chloroethoxyamine
  2. chloroethoxyamines
  3. chloroethyl
  4. chloroethylamine
  5. chloroethylamines
  6. chloroethylene
  7. chloroethylenes
  8. chloroethyls
  9. chlorofiber
  10. chlorofibers
  11. chlorofibre

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