Chloroethane

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications

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ethyl chlorideethyl chloride

Etymology

From chloro- + ethane.

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