Definition
A chlorinated hydrocarbon compound used as a solvent and in certain industrial applications.
Etymology
From 'hexa-' (six chlorine atoms) plus 'ethane' (a two-carbon alkane). This industrial chemistry term describes a specific molecule by counting its component atoms systematically.
Kelly Says
The reason chemists name things this way is that 'hexachlorethane' tells you the exact recipe—six chlorines, two carbons, no guessing—which is impossible if you just gave it a brand name.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄክሳክሎሮኤታን
heksa-khlo-ro-e-ta-n
ARالعربية
هيكساكلوروثان
hay-ksa-klo-roo-tha-n
BNবাংলা
হেক্সাখ্লোরোএথান
heksa-khlo-ro-a-than
CACatalà
hexacloroetilè
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-le
CSČeština
heksachlorethan
heks-a-chlo-re-than
DADansk
hexaklorethan
heks-a-klo-re-than
DEDeutsch
Hexachlorethan
heks-a-klo-r-e-tan
ELΕλληνικά
εξαχλωροαιθάνιο
eksa-khlo-ro-a-i-tha-nio
ESEspañol
hexacloruroetano
he-sa-klo-roo-e-ta-no
FAفارسی
هگزاکلورواتان
heg-za-klo-ro-wa-tan
FISuomi
heksakloretaani
heks-a-klo-re-ta-ani
FRFrançais
hexachlorethane
ze-za-klo-r-e-tan
GUGU
હેક્સાક્લોરોએથેન
heksa-klo-ro-a-e-than
HAHA
heksakloroetieni
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-eni
HEעברית
הקסאכלורואתן
heksa-khlo-ro-a-tan
HIहिन्दी
हेक्साक्लोरोएथेन
heksa-klo-ro-a-e-then
HUMagyar
hexachlorethan
heks-a-chlo-re-than
IDBahasa Indonesia
heksakloroetilen
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-len
IGIG
heksakloroetieni
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-eni
ITItaliano
esachloroetano
e-sa-klo-ro-e-ta-no
JA日本語
ヘキサクロロエタン
hekisachiro-ro-etan
KKKK
шексәкхлорoэтаны
sheks-a-khlo-ro-e-ta-ny
KMKM
ហេក្សាក្លូរូអេថាន
heksa-klo-ro-u-e-than
KO한국어
육할로로에탄
yuk-hal-lo-ro-e-tan
MRMR
हेक्साक्लोरोएथेन
heksa-klo-ro-a-e-than
MSBahasa Melayu
heksakloroetilen
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-len
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်ဆာခလိုရိုစီသန
heksa-khlo-ro-si-tha-n
NLNederlands
hexachlorethaan
heks-a-klo-re-thaan
NONorsk
hexaklorethan
heks-a-klo-re-than
PAPA
ਹੇਕਸਾਕਲੋਰੋਏਥਾਨ
heksa-klo-ro-a-e-than
PLPolski
heksahlorotan
heksa-hlor-o-tan
PTPortuguês
hexacloretoetano
he-sa-klo-re-to-e-ta-no
RORomână
heksachlorethan
heks-a-chlo-re-than
RUРусский
гексахлорэтан
geks-a-khlo-re-tan
SVSvenska
hexaklorethan
heks-a-klo-re-than
SWKiswahili
heksakloroetieni
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-eni
TAதமிழ்
எக்சாக்க্লோரோஎத்தேன்
ek-sa-kka-klo-ro-e-tha-en
TEతెలుగు
హెక్సాక్లోరోఎథేన్
heksa-kka-lo-ro-e-tha-en
THไทย
เฮกซาคลอโรเอทาน
he-kha-sa-klo-ro-e-than
TLTL
heksakloroetileno
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-leno
TRTürkçe
heksakloroetilen
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-len
UKУкраїнська
гексахлоретан
geks-a-khlo-re-tan
URاردو
ہگزاکلورواتھین
heg-za-klo-ro-wa-thin
VITiếng Việt
hexachlorethan
heks-a-klo-re-than
YOYO
heksakloroetieni
heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-eni
ZH中文
六氯乙烷
liù-clóu-yǐ-tán
ZUZU
iheksakloroetieni
i-heks-a-klo-ro-e-ti-eni