dichloromethane
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See also: dichlorométhane
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dichloromethane.svg/220px-Dichloromethane.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From di- + chloro- + methane.
Noun
[edit]dichloromethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichloromethanes)
- (organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- chloromethane
- chlorohydrocarbon
- chlorocarbon
- halomethane
- halocarbon
- haloorganic compound
- organochloride
- organic compound
- carbon compound
- chemical compound
- chemical
- molecule
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]an organic compound
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Further reading
[edit]dichloromethane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia