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trichloroethanes

trichloroethanes is the plural of trichloroethane.

Meaning of trichloroethane

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

Questions about trichloroethanes

What is trichloroethanes the plural of?
Trichloroethanes is the plural of trichloroethane.

Words near trichloroethanes in the dictionary

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

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