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dichloroethane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
dichloroethane
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From di- + chloroethane (di- + chloro- + ethane).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichloroethanes (plural)

Questions

What does dichloroethane mean?
Either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₄Cl₂: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).
Where does dichloroethane come from?
From di- + chloroethane (di- + chloro- + ethane).

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