HEXACHLOROETHANE


Meaning of HEXACHLOROETHANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhek-sə-ˌklȯr-ō-ˈe-ˌthān ]

noun

or hexa·chlor·eth·ane -ˌklȯr-ˈe-

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1898

: a toxic crystalline compound C 2 Cl 6 used especially in smoke bombs and in the control of liver flukes in ruminants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.