(|)dī|klōrō+...- noun
also di·chlor·ethyl ether |dīklōr+...-
Etymology: dichlor- + ethyl
: a liquid ether (ClCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O that has an odor like chloroform, is made usually by dehydration of ethylene chlorohydrin, and is used chiefly as a solvent and as a fumigant for insects; bis-(2-chloroethyl) ether — called also beta, beta′-dichlorodiethyl ether