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trichloroethane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
trichloroethane
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents

noun

Any of many derivatives of these compounds

Etymology

From trichloro + ethane.

Inflected Forms

trichloroethanes (plural)

Derived Forms

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Synonyms

trichloroethylene tce

Questions

What does trichloroethane mean?
Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
Where does trichloroethane come from?
From trichloro + ethane.

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