Definition of "hexachloroethane" []

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

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• "You have to be impressed by the scale and variety of the contamination: not just from chemicals with sci-fi names (dodecyl mercaptan, hexachloroethane) but also radiation from former nuclear-weapons plants."
• "In the basement were, among the numerous items, various chemicals with ominous-sounding names like hexachloroethane, tetrahydrofuron and methyl hydrate."