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hexachloroethane

 
Dictionary: hex·a·chlo·ro·eth·ane   (hĕk'sə-klôr'ō-ĕth'ān', -klōr'-) pronunciation also hex·a·chlor·eth·ane
 
(-klôr-ĕth'ān', -klōr-)
n.

A colorless crystalline compound, Cl3CCCl3, that is used as a camphor substitute and in pyrotechnics, explosives, and veterinary medicine.


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An anthelmintic used in the treatment of fascioliasis. Poisoning manifested by narcosis, staggering and falling. Fatal cases in cattle have abomasitis and hepatic necrosis.

 
 
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