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tri·chlo·ro·ethane \(|)trī|klōr(ˌ)ō, -ȯ(ˌ)rō+\ noun Etymology: trichlor- + ethane : either of two nonflammable irritating liquid isomeric compounds C2H3Cl3: a. : the isomer CH3CCl3 that is made usually by heating acetyl chloride with phosphorus pentachloride and is the parent compound of DDT and other insecticides — called also 1,1,1-trichloroethane b. : the isomer CH2ClCHCl2 that is made usually by the action of chlorine on vinyl chloride or ethylene dichloride and is used chiefly as a solvent — called also 1,1,2-trichloroethane |