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hexachloroethane

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless toxic crystalline compound, C2Cl6, that is used as a camphor substitute and in pyrotechnics, explosives, and veterinary medicine.

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  • noun organic chemistry The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl3-CCl3 that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions

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  • You have to be impressed by the scale and variety of the contamination: not just from chemicals with sci-fi names (dodecyl mercaptan, hexachloroethane) but also radiation from former nuclear-weapons plants.

    An Artifice For America 2008

  • In the basement were, among the numerous items, various chemicals with ominous-sounding names like hexachloroethane, tetrahydrofuron and methyl hydrate.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

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