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Chloroalkane vs Chloroethane - What's the difference?

chloroalkane | chloroethane | Hypernyms |

Chloroethane is a hypernym of chloroalkane.



As nouns the difference between chloroalkane and chloroethane

is that chloroalkane is any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine while chloroethane is the halogenated hydrocarbon CH3-CH2Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications.

chloroalkane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine

    • Hypernyms

    * haloalkane * organochloride

    chloroethane

    English

    (wikipedia chloroethane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The halogenated hydrocarbon CH3-CH2Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications

    • Synonyms

    * ethyl chloride

    Hypernyms

    * chloroalkane

    Hyponyms

    * dichloroethane

    Derived terms

    * dichloroethane