HEXACHLOROETHANE


Meaning of HEXACHLOROETHANE in English

“+ noun

also hex·a·chlor·ethane |heksəˌklōr, -lȯr+

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexa- + chlor- + ethane

: a colorless toxic crystalline compound C 2 Cl 6 of camphoraceous odor made usually by chlorinating tetrachloroethylene and used especially in smoke bombs and in the control of liver flukes in ruminants

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