methylene chloride


nounChemistry.
  1. a colorless, volatile liquid, CH2Cl2, used chiefly as a solvent, as a refrigerant, and as a local anesthetic in dentistry.

Origin of methylene chloride

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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British Dictionary definitions for methylene chloride

methylene chloride

noun
  1. another name for dichloromethane

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