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METHYLENE CHLORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does methylene chloride mean?
• METHYLENE CHLORIDE (noun)
The noun METHYLENE CHLORIDE has 1 sense:
1. a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
Familiarity information: METHYLENE CHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
dichloromethane; methylene chloride
Hypernyms ("methylene chloride" is a kind of...):
chloride (any compound containing a chlorine atom)
Context examples
Methylene chloride is a possible mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Methylene chloride is primarily used as a solvent in paint removers, but is also used in aerosol formulations, as a solvent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as a degreasing agent, in electronics manufacturing and as an ethane foam blowing agent.
(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
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