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carbon hexachloride

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hex⋅a⋅chlo⋅ro⋅eth⋅ane

  [hek-suh-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, -klohr-]
–noun
a colorless crystalline compound, C2Cl6, 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.
Also called carbon hexachloride, perchloroethane.

Origin:
1895–1900; hexa- + chloroethane
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Main Entry: hexa·chlo·ro·eth·ane
Pronunciation: -"klOr-&-'weth-"An, -"klor-
Variant: or hexa·chlor·eth·ane /-"klOr-'eth-", -"klor-/
Function: noun
: a toxic crystalline compound C2Cl6 used in the control of liver flukes in veterinary medicine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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