Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichloroethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dichloroethy-lene
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂, dichloroethene.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Only one dichloroethylene isomer can polymerise."

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichloroethylenes (plural)

Questions

What does dichloroethylene mean?: Any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂, dichloroethene.

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