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dichloroethylene

dichloroethylene noun: any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂, dichloroethene.

Noun

dichloroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural dichloroethylenes)

  1. Any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂, dichloroethene.
    • Only one dichloroethylene isomer can polymerise.

Forms of dichloroethylene

pluraldichloroethylenes

Questions about dichloroethylene

What does dichloroethylene mean?
Dichloroethylene means any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂, dichloroethene.
What part of speech is dichloroethylene?
Dichloroethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of dichloroethylene?
The plural of dichloroethylene is dichloroethylenes.

Words near dichloroethylene in the dictionary

  1. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes
  2. dichloroethane
  3. dichloroethanes
  4. dichloroethene
  5. dichloroethenes
  6. dichloroethylene
  7. dichloroethylenes
  8. dichlorofluorescein
  9. dichlorofluorescin
  10. dichlorofluoromethane
  11. dichlorofluoromethanes

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