methylene chloride
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, volatile liquid, CH2Cl2, used chiefly as a solvent, as a refrigerant, and as a local anesthetic in dentistry.
Also called
methylene dichloride,
dichloromethane.
Origin of methylene chloride
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby methylene chloride
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methylene blue,
methylene chloride,
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