ethylene dichloride

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, heavy, oily, toxic liquid, C 2 H 4 Cl 2 , having a chloroformlike odor: used in the synthesis of vinyl chloride, and as a solvent for fats, waxes, resins, etc.

Example Sentences

The proposal would also institute new monitoring requirements for ethylene oxide and a host of other chemicals — including chloroprene, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride, the EPA said.

From Washington Post

And a plastic plant that lost power in the storm’s aftermath is emitting ethylene dichloride, yet another toxic substance.

From New York Times

Power outages caused by the storm triggered a release of ethylene dichloride from a storage tank at a plastics plant in Plaquemine operated by Shintech, a subsidiary of the Japanese industrial giant Shin-Etsu.

From New York Times

Russia’s energy ministry has blamed the stoppage in the Druzhba pipeline on a legally traded solvent called ethylene dichloride, an organic chloride compound used to clean oil wells, which can corrode equipment if it enters a refinery, according to industry experts.

From Reuters

Goodrich facility manufactures ethylene dichloride, a feedstock for the production of polyvinyl chloride.

From Washington Times