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tetrachloroethane

tetrachloroethane noun: either of two isomeric chemical compounds: 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and in varnishes) and 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and refrigerant).

Noun

tetrachloroethane (countable and uncountable, plural tetrachloroethanes)

  1. Either of two isomeric chemical compounds: 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and in varnishes) and 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and refrigerant)

Forms of tetrachloroethane

pluraltetrachloroethanes

Questions about tetrachloroethane

What does tetrachloroethane mean?
Tetrachloroethane means either of two isomeric chemical compounds: 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and in varnishes) and 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (used as a solvent and refrigerant).
What part of speech is tetrachloroethane?
Tetrachloroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrachloroethane?
The plural of tetrachloroethane is tetrachloroethanes.

Words near tetrachloroethane in the dictionary

  1. tetrachlorocyclohexenol
  2. tetrachlorocyclohexenols
  3. tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
  4. tetrachlorodibenzodioxins
  5. tetrachlorodiphenylethane
  6. tetrachloroethane
  7. tetrachloroethanes
  8. tetrachloroethene
  9. tetrachloroethoxy
  10. tetrachloroethylene
  11. tetrachloroethylenes

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