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dichloroethyl formal

American  
[dahy-klawr-oh-eth-uhl fawr-mal] / daɪˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ əl ˈfɔr mæl /
Also dichlorodiethyl formal

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless liquid, C 5 H 10 O 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of certain synthetic rubbers.

Etymology

Origin of dichloroethyl formal

di- 1 + chloro- 2 + ethyl

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