In organic compound terms the difference between chloromethane and chloroethane
is that
chloromethane is any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH
3Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant while
chloroethane is the halogenated hydrocarbon CH
3-CH
2Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
chloromethane English
Noun
( wikipedia chloromethane)
(organic compound) Any chlorinated derivative of methane, but especially CH3Cl (methyl chloride) once used as a refrigerant
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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
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