ethylene dichloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, heavy, oily, toxic liquid, C 2 H 4 Cl 2 , having a chloroformlike odor: used in the synthesis of vinyl chloride, and as a solvent for fats, waxes, resins, etc.

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Example Sentences

The proposal would also institute new monitoring requirements for ethylene oxide and a host of other chemicals — including chloroprene, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride, the EPA said.

From Washington Post

Power outages caused by the storm triggered a release of ethylene dichloride from a storage tank at a plastics plant in Plaquemine operated by Shintech, a subsidiary of the Japanese industrial giant Shin-Etsu.

From New York Times

And a plastic plant that lost power in the storm’s aftermath is emitting ethylene dichloride, yet another toxic substance.

From New York Times

Russia’s energy ministry has blamed the stoppage in the Druzhba pipeline on a legally traded solvent called ethylene dichloride, an organic chloride compound used to clean oil wells, which can corrode equipment if it enters a refinery, according to industry experts.

From Reuters

Goodrich facility manufactures ethylene dichloride, a feedstock for the production of polyvinyl chloride.

From Seattle Times