Definitions for hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
hex·a·chlo·ro·eth·ane
Spelling: [hek-suh-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, -klohr-]
IPA: /ˌhɛk səˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ eɪn, -ˌkloʊr-/
Hexachloroethane is a 16 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 34 points.
You can make 1376 anagrams from letters in hexachloroethane (aaceeehhhlnoortx).
Definitions for hexachloroethane
noun
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a colorless crystalline compound, C 2 Cl 6 , 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.
Origin of hexachloroethane
First recorded in 1895-1900; hexa- + chloroethane