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dichloroalkane

dichloroalkane noun: any compound formally formed by replacement of two hydrogen atoms of an alkane with those of chlorine (typically by reaction of an alkene with chlorine).

Noun

dichloroalkane (plural dichloroalkanes)

  1. Any compound formally formed by replacement of two hydrogen atoms of an alkane with those of chlorine (typically by reaction of an alkene with chlorine)

Forms of dichloroalkane

pluraldichloroalkanes

Questions about dichloroalkane

What does dichloroalkane mean?
Dichloroalkane means any compound formally formed by replacement of two hydrogen atoms of an alkane with those of chlorine (typically by reaction of an alkene with chlorine).
What part of speech is dichloroalkane?
Dichloroalkane is a noun.
What is the plural of dichloroalkane?
The plural of dichloroalkane is dichloroalkanes.

Words near dichloroalkane in the dictionary

  1. dichloroacetamides
  2. dichloroacetate
  3. dichloroacetates
  4. dichloroacetic acid
  5. dichloroacetophenone
  6. dichloroalkane
  7. dichloroalkanes
  8. dichloroaniline
  9. dichloroanilines
  10. dichloroargentate
  11. dichlorobenzene

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