ethyl chloride

noun Chemistry.

a flammable gas, C2H5Cl, used as a refrigerant, solvent, and anesthetic.

Nearby words

ethyl aminobenzoate, ethyl butyrate, ethyl caproate, ethyl carbamate, ethyl cellulose, ethyl chloride, ethyl enanthate, ethyl ether, ethyl group, ethyl hexoate, ethyl malonate

Also called chloroethane.

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Medicine definitions for ethyl chloride

ethyl chloride

n.

A chemical compound that is a gas at room temperature and a colorless, volatile, flammable or explosive liquid under high pressure. It is used as a local anesthetic, potent inhalation anesthetic, refrigerant, and solvent.