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Meaning of "dichloromethane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DICHLOROMETHANE

dichloromethane  [daɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DICHLOROMETHANE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Dichloromethane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DICHLOROMETHANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dichloromethane

Dichloromethane

Dichloromethane is an organic compound with the formula CH2Cl2. This colorless, volatile liquid with a moderately sweet aroma is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with water, it is miscible with many organic solvents. One of the most well-known applications of dichloromethane is in the drinking bird heat engine.

Definition of dichloromethane in the English dictionary

The definition of dichloromethane in the dictionary is a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2 Traditional name: methylene dichloride.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DICHLOROMETHANE


chloromethane
ˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
diazomethane
daɪˌeɪzəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodifluoromethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌflʊərəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
ethane
ˈiːθeɪn
ethoxyethane
ɛˌθɒksɪˈiːθeɪn
hexachlorethane
ˌhɛksəklɔːrˈiːθeɪn
methane
ˈmiːθeɪn
nitromethane
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
polyurethane
ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərəˌθeɪn
sulfonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
sulphonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
tetrachloromethane
ˈtɛtrəklɔːrəʊˌmiːθeɪn
thane
θeɪn
tribromomethane
ˌtraɪbrəʊməʊˈmiːθeɪn
trichloroethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
trichloromethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
trihalomethane
traɪˌheɪləʊˈmiːθeɪn
triiodomethane
ˌtraɪaɪˌəʊdəʊˈmiːθeɪn
triphenylmethane
traɪˌfiːnaɪlˈmiːθeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DICHLOROMETHANE

dich
dichasia
dichasial
dichasially
dichasium
dichlamydeous
dichloride
dichlorobenzene
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorvos
dichogamic
dichogamous
dichogamy
dichondra
dichoptic
dichord
dichotic
dichotically
dichotomic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DICHLOROMETHANE

abthane
allophane
barchane
camphane
Cellophane
cymophane
halothane
hedyphane
hexachloroethane
hexachlorophane
hyalophane
hydrophane
lithophane
Masakhane
Phomvihane
rhodophane
stephane
tryptophane

Synonyms and antonyms of dichloromethane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dichloromethane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DICHLOROMETHANE

Find out the translation of dichloromethane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dichloromethane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dichloromethane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二氯甲烷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diclorometano
570 millions of speakers

English

dichloromethane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dichloromethane
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثنائي كلورو ميثان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дихлорметан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diclorometano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

DICHLOROMETHANE
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dichlorométhane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diklorometana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dichlormethan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジクロロメタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디클로로 메탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dikloromethane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dichloromethane
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

DICHLOROMETHANE
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिच्लोरोमिथेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diklorometan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diclorometano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dichlorometan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діхлорметан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diclormetan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διχλωρομεθάνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dichloormetaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diklormetan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diklormetan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dichloromethane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DICHLOROMETHANE»

The term «dichloromethane» is regularly used and occupies the 66.498 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DICHLOROMETHANE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dichloromethane» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dichloromethane» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dichloromethane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DICHLOROMETHANE»

Discover the use of dichloromethane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dichloromethane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Technology and Solvents for Extracting Oilseeds and ...
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) has been used to prepare hops extracts used by the brewing industry in making beer. Coffee has been decaffeinated with dichloromethane and trichloromethylene. Dichloromethane has a high solubility ...
Peter J. Wan, Phillip J. Wakelyn, 1997
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Food Chemicals Codex
dichloromethane. Rinse the condenser with 50 mL of dichloro- methane, and collect the rinsing directly into the separatory funnel containing the distillate and potassium hydroxide. Extract the distillate with dichloromethane by shaking the ...
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, 2003
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Chromatographic Analysis of Environmental and Food Toxicants
... carbon on silica gel ,eactivated basic alumina Silica gel, acid- & base-alumina silver nitrate/ silica gel Silica gel, basic alumina, charcoal: CharbopaP C on Celite 545 Pa2S04, silica gel, Celite-H2S04 20% dichloromethane in hexane 54 with ...
Takayuki Shibamoto, 1998
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Chlorinated Organic Compounds in the Environment: Regulatory ...
Dichloromethane (Methylene Dichloride) Air Dichloromethane Levels in Air Dichloromethane has been detected in surface-water, groundwater, and finished drinking-water. It was detected in 30% of 8,917 surface-water samples at 0.1 (ig/L  ...
Sub Ramamoorthy, Sita Ramamoorthy, 1997
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Organotin: Environmental Fate and Effects
(Dichloromethane has an aqueous solubility of ~1.5 ml I"1.) In some estuarine water samples, the dichloromethane forms an emulsion with algae and other materials present in the water. This dichloromethane emulsion is considerably heavier ...
Michael A. Champ, Peter F. Seligman, 1996
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Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary
An estimated 606.7 million lb of dichloromethane were produced by 4 domestic producers in 1984, of which 501.3 million lb were sold (USITC, 1985). In 1984, 44 million lb were imported, and exports exceeded 54.7 million lb (NCI, 1987; ...
Barry Leonard, 1999
7
Handbook of Food Analysis: Residues and other food component ...
Cabbage Acetone Fruits, Acetone vegetables, and plant foodstuffs Tomato Acetone concentrate Vegetables Acetone Hexane/ dichloromethane Dichloromethane NaCl/water Dichloromethane Fruits and vegetables Fruits and pears Cereals ...
Leo M. L. Nollet, 2004
8
Handbook of Lasers
Marvin J. Weber. Pyrylium Salt Dye Lasers — continued Wavelength max. Lasing Pump source Solvent Abs. (nm) Fluor, (nm) wavelength (nm) (nm) Ref . dichloromethane 497 N2 laser (337) 36 Pyrylium salt dichloromethane 501 N2 laser ...
Marvin J. Weber, 2000
9
New Techniques and Applications in Lipid Analysis
Dichloromethane ( 1 mL) was added to the receiver through the top of the condenser midway through distillation and also immediately at the end of distillation. The flask was cooled to room temperature, and the water condensate and ...
Richard E. McDonald, Magdi M. Mossoba, 1997
10
Protein & Peptide Letters
The general procedure for each synthetic cycle was as follows: 1. Three washings with dichloromethane. 2. Prewashings with 40% TFA in dichloromethane. 3. Deprotection for 30 min with 40% TFA in dichloromethane. 4. Three washings with ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DICHLOROMETHANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dichloromethane is used in the context of the following news items.
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article - Nature
After being diluted with dichloromethane (5 ml), the reaction mixture was poured into cold methanol (150 ml). The precipitate was collected by ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Structural basis of how stress-induced MDMX phosphorylation …
... Tris-(2-carboxyethyl) phosphine, dichloromethane, N,N-dimethylformamide and high performance liquid chromatography grade acetonitrile ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Getting the measure of Mars
Then, the two Nasa Viking landers detected chloromethane and dichloromethane, at the time dismissed as residual cleaning solvents used on ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
4
Will Fracking Force You To Drink Bottled Water?
An industrial solvent called dichloromethane, or DCM, was found in 121 samples, or more than 20 percent of the wells, reported Inside Climate ... «Care2.com, Jun 15»
5
Using the D2 PHASER for Mineralogical Analysis of Shale Formations
The drill cuttings collected were rinsed with dichloromethane for removing organic matter and residual oil, and then dried for several days in an ... «Azomining, Jun 15»
6
Near a Fracking Center, Drinking Water Has More Chemicals and …
An industrial solvent called dichloromethane, or DCM, was found in 121 samples, or more than 20 percent of the wells. The chemicals and ... «InsideClimate News, Jun 15»
7
Groundbreaking: Nigerian study finds local plants can be used to …
The dichloromethane extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaves (bitter leaf) showed the strongest cytotoxic activity against all the cancer cell lines, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jun 15»
8
Global market research on EVA market development and demand …
The polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent (dichloromethane), powdered drug and filler (typically an inert sugar) are added to the liquid ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
9
Labor Ministry vows to assist workers fighting RCA lawsuit
... of carcinogenic ingredients including trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethene and dichloromethane. The RCA factory in Taoyuan ... «China Post, Jun 15»
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The maize cytochrome P450 CYP79A61 produces …
After collection the volatiles were desorbed by eluting the filter twice with 100 μL dichloromethane containing nonyl acetate as an internal ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dichloromethane [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dichloromethane>. Apr 2024 ».
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