ethyl chloride ethylation • ethylene · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · ethyl chloride · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic. Synonyms: ethyl chloride. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079