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  1. hexachloroethane: Merriam-Webster
  2. hexachloroethane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hexachloroethane: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. hexachloroethane: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  8. Hexachloroethane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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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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hexachlorethane, trichloroethane, chloroethane, hexachlorocyclohexane, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethoxy, ethyl chloride, hexachlorocyclohexene, monochloroethane, more...

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hexachlorethane, trichloroethane, chloroethane, hexachlorocyclohexane, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethoxy, ethyl chloride, hexachlorocyclohexene, monochloroethane, more...



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