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Trichloromethane vs Trichloroethane - What's the difference?

trichloromethane | trichloroethane |

As nouns the difference between trichloromethane and trichloroethane

is that trichloromethane is chloroform while trichloroethane is either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH3-CCl3 or CH2Cl-CHCl2, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents.

trichloromethane

English

Noun

  • chloroform

    • trichloroethane

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH3-CCl3 or CH2Cl-CHCl2, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
  • (organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of these compounds