dichloromethane
- noun
- /daɪˌklɔːroʊˈmɛθeɪn/
- Specialized
- Risk assessments for carcinogens (benzene, 2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene) were formulated.
Examples
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DEHP was extracted from the samples using dichloromethane as the extraction solvent.
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Table IV is a portion of dichloromethane's external peer review "Agree: Disagree" table.
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So you add, you know, minimal amount of dichloromethane just to get this all wet and slurry.
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Table I shows Dichloromethane's portion of the agency's interagency science consultation and discussion "Agree: Disagree" table.
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Stock solutions were prepared at a concentration of 1 mg/mL in dichloromethane (Sigma-Aldrich, Buchs, Switzerland).
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Table V represents a portion of dichloromethane's "Agree:Disagree" coded table, and the entirety of these tables can be reviewed in Appendix C.
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Three of dichloromethane's four HHRVs were updated from draft to final, and as you can see in Table I, a majority of agency comments "disagreed" with EPA's draft HHRVs.
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The TRI-designated carcinogens with the largest releases in 1999 were styrene, dichloromethane, and formaldehyde, and they accounted for more than 50 percent of all reported carcinogen releases.
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Cured resins were quenched and broken in liquid nitrogen, and the samples of the BDPH system were divided into two equal parts; one was etched with dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) for 72 hours, and the other was not treated.
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In the laboratory, we used dichloromethane to dissolve the compound before analysis.
Synonyms
A colorless liquid with a strong smell used to remove paint and clean equipment
Surface Forms
Morphology
dichloromethane = chloromethane (semi-transparent) = di + chloro + methane
Adding the numeric prefix 'di-' to 'chloromethane' straightforwardly signals two chlorine substituents, a clear morphological operation in chemical nomenclature.
Etymology
Dichloromethane breaks into parts: di- meaning 'two', chloro- meaning 'chlorine', and methane meaning 'a simple carbon gas'. So the name literally says 'methane' with two 'chlorine' atoms attached, which helps you remember its chemical make-up and why it is a small, volatile solvent that evaporates quickly.