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trichloroethane

trichloroethane noun: either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents.

Noun

trichloroethane (plural trichloroethanes)

  1. Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
  2. Any of many derivatives of these compounds

Forms of trichloroethane

pluraltrichloroethanes

Origin of trichloroethane

From trichloro + ethane.

Words formed from trichloroethane

Questions about trichloroethane

What does trichloroethane mean?
Trichloroethane means either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents.
What part of speech is trichloroethane?
Trichloroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of trichloroethane?
The plural of trichloroethane is trichloroethanes.

Words near trichloroethane in the dictionary

  1. trichlorobenzene
  2. trichlorobenzenes
  3. trichlorobiphenyl
  4. trichlorobiphenyls
  5. trichlorodiphenyls
  6. trichloroethane
  7. trichloroethanes
  8. trichloroethanol
  9. trichloroethanols
  10. trichloroethene
  11. trichloroethenes

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