methylene chloride

noun

: a toxic nonflammable liquid CH2Cl2 used especially as a solvent, paint remover, and aerosol propellant

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Ethyl acetate and methylene chloride are two common solvents used to extract caffeine from green coffee beans. Michael W. Crowder, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2024 The caffeine dissolves better in methylene chloride than in water, so most of the caffeine stays up in the methylene chloride layer, which producers can separate from the water. Michael W. Crowder, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2024 The chemical, methylene chloride, has been linked to cancer in humans and animals. Sarah Garone, Health, 25 June 2024 Beyond this, methylene chloride is most widely used as an industrial solvent and paint stripper. Sarah Garone, Health, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for methylene chloride 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of methylene chloride was in 1880

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“Methylene chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methylene%20chloride. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

methylene chloride

noun
: a nonflammable liquid CH2Cl2 formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic but now used especially as a solvent, paint remover, and aerosol propellant

called also dichloromethane

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