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Definition of: hexachloroethane
(hek′sə·klôr′ō·eth′ān, -klō′rō-) noun Chem.
A white crystalline trichloride of carbon, C2Cl6, used in the manufacture of explosives, dyestuffs, disinfectants, and smoke screens.
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