Dichloroethane is a hyponym of chloroethane.
As nouns the difference between dichloroethane and chloroethane
is that
dichloroethane is (chemistry) either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula c
2h
4cl
2: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride) while
chloroethane is (organic compound) the halogenated hydrocarbon ch
3-ch
2cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications.