dichloromethane
See also: dichlorométhane
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
dichloromethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichloromethanes)
- (organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent
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Hypernyms edit
- chloromethane
- chlorohydrocarbon
- chlorocarbon
- halomethane
- halocarbon
- haloorganic compound
- organochloride
- organic compound
- carbon compound
- chemical compound
- chemical
- molecule
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an organic compound
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Further reading edit
- dichloromethane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia