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dichloroethane

dichloroethane

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Noun

dichloroethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichloroethanes)

  1. (chemistry) Either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C2H4Cl2: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).