dichlorodiethyl-formal

di·chlo·ro·eth·yl for·mal

[dahy-klawr-oh-eth-uhl, -klohr-]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless liquid, C 5 H 10 O 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of certain synthetic rubbers.
Also, dichlorodiethyl formal.


Origin:
di- + chloro-2 + ethyl

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