English Explanatory Dictionary

chloromethane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl.
  2. Any of the chlorinated derivatives of methane.

Word forms

chloromethane chloromethanes

Etymology

From chloro- + methane.

Derived words

bromochloromethane dichloromethane tetrachloromethane trichloromethane
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