Hexachloroethane

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless crystalline compound, Cl3CCCl3, that is used as a camphor substitute and in pyrotechnics, explosives, and veterinary medicine.
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  • n. The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl3-CCl3 that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions
    • Word Usage
    "You have to be impressed by the scale and variety of the contamination: not just from chemicals with sci-fi names (dodecyl mercaptan, hexachloroethane) but also radiation from former nuclear-weapons plants."
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    dodecaborate    halothane    synth-hash    photoresist    calc-spar   
     
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