"chloroethane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chloroethanes [plural]
Etymology: chloro- + ethane Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|chloro|ethane}} chloro- + ethane Head templates: {{en-noun}} chloroethane (plural chloroethanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications Wikipedia link: chloroethane Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: ethyl chloride Hypernyms: chloroalkane Hyponyms: dichloroethane Derived forms: dichloroethane, hexachloroethane, tetrachloroethane, trichloroethane Translations (halogenated hydrocarbon): 氯乙烷 (lǜyǐwán) (Chinese Mandarin)

Inflected forms

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