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hexachloroethane

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hek′sə klôr′ō eth′ān, -klōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hex•a•chlo•ro•eth•ane  (hek′sə klôr′ō eth′ān, -klōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrya colorless crystalline compound, C2Cl6, with a camphorlike odor, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in organic synthesis and pyrotechnics, as a retarding agent in fermentation, and as a solvent. Also called carbon hexachloride, perchloroethane. 
  • hexa- + chloroethane 1895–1900

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