hexachloroethane
noun
hexa·chlo·ro·eth·ane ˌhek-sə-ˌklȯr-ō-ˈe-ˌthān 
variants or hexachlorethane
ˌhek-sə-ˌklȯr-ˈe-ˌthān
: a toxic crystalline compound C2Cl6 used especially in smoke bombs and in the control of liver flukes in ruminants
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hexachloroethane
noun
hexa·chlo·ro·eth·ane -ˌklōr-ə-ˈweth-ˌān, -ˌklȯr-
variants or hexachlorethane
-ˌklōr-ˈeth-ˌ, -ˌklȯr-
: a toxic crystalline compound C2Cl6 used in the control of liver flukes in veterinary medicine
- transmarine
- transmasculine
- transmedial
- transmedian
- transmembrane
- transmigrant
- transmigrants
- transmigrate
- transmigrated
- transmigrates
- transmigrating
- transmigration
- transmigrations
- transmigrator
- transmigrators
- transmigratory
- transmissibilities
- transmissibility
- transmissible
- transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- transmission
- transmission bands
- transmission case
- transmission dynamometer
- transmission efficiency