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difluoroethane

difluoroethane noun: either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane, once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant.

Noun

difluoroethane (plural difluoroethanes)

  1. Either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane, once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant

Forms of difluoroethane

pluraldifluoroethanes

Questions about difluoroethane

What does difluoroethane mean?
Difluoroethane means either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane, once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant.
What part of speech is difluoroethane?
Difluoroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of difluoroethane?
The plural of difluoroethane is difluoroethanes.

Words near difluoroethane in the dictionary

  1. difluorodiazenes
  2. difluorodinitrobenzene
  3. difluorodioxophosphate
  4. difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane
  5. difluorodithiophosphate
  6. difluoroethane
  7. difluoroethanes
  8. difluoroethylene
  9. difluoromethane
  10. difluoromethanes
  11. difluoromethyl

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