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Halogenated vs Chloroethane - What's the difference?

halogenated | chloroethane |

As a verb halogenated

is past tense of halogenate.

As an adjective halogenated

is treated or reacted with a halogen.

As a noun chloroethane is

the halogenated hydrocarbon CH3-CH2Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications.

halogenated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (halogenate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
  • (chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen.

    • See also

    * brominated * chlorinated * fluorinated * iodinated

    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