dichloroethyl ether

noun

di·​chlo·​ro·​ethyl ether

(¦)dī¦klōrō+…-

variants or less commonly dichlorethyl ether

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: a liquid ether (ClCH₂CH₂)₂O that has an odor like chloroform, is made usually by dehydration of ethylene chlorohydrin, and is used chiefly as a solvent and as a fumigant for insects; bis-(2-chloroethyl) ether

called also beta, beta′-dichlorodiethyl ether

Word History

Etymology

dichlor- + ethyl

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