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dichloroethane

dichloroethane noun: either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₄Cl₂: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).

Noun

dichloroethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichloroethanes)

  1. Either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₄Cl₂: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).

Forms of dichloroethane

pluraldichloroethanes

Origin of dichloroethane

From di- + chloroethane (di- + chloro- + ethane).

Questions about dichloroethane

What does dichloroethane mean?
Dichloroethane means either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₄Cl₂: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).
What part of speech is dichloroethane?
Dichloroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of dichloroethane?
The plural of dichloroethane is dichloroethanes.

Words near dichloroethane in the dictionary

  1. dichlorodimethylsilane
  2. dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
  3. dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
  4. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
  5. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes
  6. dichloroethane
  7. dichloroethanes
  8. dichloroethene
  9. dichloroethenes
  10. dichloroethylene
  11. dichloroethylenes

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