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hexachloroethane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hex-achloroethane
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does hexachloroethane mean?
The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions

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