Usually means: Organic solvent, three chlorine atoms.
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  1. trichloroethane: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. trichloroethane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. trichloroethane: Collins English Dictionary
  4. trichloroethane: Vocabulary.com
  5. trichloroethane: Wiktionary
  6. trichloroethane: Dictionary.com
  7. Trichloroethane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. trichloroethane: Rhymezone
  9. trichloroethane: FreeDictionary.org
  10. trichloroethane: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. trichloroethane: Encyclopedia

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  1. trichloroethane: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (trichloroethane)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
noun:  (organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of these compounds

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