dichloromethane

dichloromethane

See also: dichlorométhane

English

Etymology

dichloro +‎ methane

Noun

dichloromethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichloromethanes)

1. (organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent

Synonyms

• methylene chloride
• methylene dichloride

Translations

an organic compound

Finnish: dikloorimetaani, metyleenikloridi

Swedish: diklormetan c, metylenklorid c

Further reading

• dichloromethane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia