hexachloroethane
[ hek-suh-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, -klohr- ]
/ ˌhɛk səˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ eɪn, -ˌkloʊr- /
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 of hexachloroethane
First recorded in 1895–1900;
hexa- +
chloroethane
Words nearby hexachloroethane
hexa-,
hexabasic,
hexachloride,
hexachlorobenzene,
hexachlorocyclohexane,
hexachloroethane,
hexachlorophene,
hexachord,
hexacosanoic acid,
hexad,
hexadactyly
British Dictionary definitions for hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
hexachlorethane
/ (ˌhɛksəˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθeɪn) /
noun
a colourless crystalline insoluble compound with a camphor-like odour: used in pyrotechnics and explosives. Formula: C 2 Cl 6