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hexachlorobutadiene

hexachlorobutadiene noun: a chlorinated aliphatic diene with a turpentine odour, most commonly used as a solvent for other chlorine-containing compounds.

Noun

hexachlorobutadiene (uncountable)

  1. A chlorinated aliphatic diene with a turpentine odour, most commonly used as a solvent for other chlorine-containing compounds

Origin of hexachlorobutadiene

From hexa- + chloro- + butadiene.

Questions about hexachlorobutadiene

What does hexachlorobutadiene mean?
Hexachlorobutadiene means a chlorinated aliphatic diene with a turpentine odour, most commonly used as a solvent for other chlorine-containing compounds.
What part of speech is hexachlorobutadiene?
Hexachlorobutadiene is a noun.

Words near hexachlorobutadiene in the dictionary

  1. hexachloroantimonates
  2. hexachlorobenzene
  3. hexachlorobenzenes
  4. hexachlorobiphenyl
  5. hexachlorobiphenyls
  6. hexachlorobutadiene
  7. hexachlorocyclohexane
  8. hexachlorocyclohexanes
  9. hexachlorocyclohexene
  10. hexachlorocyclohexenes
  11. hexachlorocyclopentadiene

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