dichloromethane
noun
dichloromethane is spelled D-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-M-E-T-H-A-N-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dichloromethane means “The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dichloromethane is dichloromethanes.
How many letters and syllables are in dichloromethane?
| Letters | 15: D-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-M-E-T-H-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dichloromethane?
Dichloromethane appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dichloromethane
- dichloromethanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dichloromethane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dichloromethane?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of dichloromethane: DCM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dichloromethane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an organic compound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dichlorométhane |
| German | Dichlormethan |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dichloromethane come from?
From di- + chloro- + methane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).