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ethyl chloride

noun Chemistry.

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

Words nearby ethyl chloride

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.
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