trichloroethane
noun
trichloroethane is spelled T-R-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-E-T-H-A-N-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trichloroethane means “Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trichloroethane is trichloroethanes.
How many letters and syllables are in trichloroethane?
| Letters | 15: T-R-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-E-T-H-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 trichloroethane?
Trichloroethane appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 trichloroethane
- trichloroethanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trichloroethane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
- 2
Any of many derivatives of these compounds
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trichloroethane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trichloroéthane |
| German | Trichlorethan |
| Portuguese | tricloroetano |
| Spanish | tricloroetano |
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 trichloroethane come from?
From trichloro + ethane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).