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bromochlorodifluoromethane

/ˌbroʊ.məˌklɔːɹ.ə.daɪˌflʊər.əˈmɛθ.eɪn/

bromochlorodifluoromethane noun: a chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction.

bromochlorodifluoromethane: a chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion...
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Noun

bromochlorodifluoromethane (uncountable, abbreviation BCF)

  1. A chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction.

Forms of bromochlorodifluoromethane

abbreviationBCF

Origin of bromochlorodifluoromethane

From bromo + chlorodifluoromethane

Questions about bromochlorodifluoromethane

What does bromochlorodifluoromethane mean?
Bromochlorodifluoromethane means a chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction.
What part of speech is bromochlorodifluoromethane?
Bromochlorodifluoromethane is a noun.
How do you pronounce bromochlorodifluoromethane?
Bromochlorodifluoromethane is pronounced /ˌbroʊ.məˌklɔːɹ.ə.daɪˌflʊər.əˈmɛθ.eɪn/.

Words near bromochlorodifluoromethane in the dictionary

  1. bromobutyl
  2. bromobutyronitrile
  3. bromobutyronitriles
  4. bromocarboxylate
  5. bromocarboxylates
  6. bromochlorodifluoromethane
  7. bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
  8. bromochlorofluoromethane
  9. bromochlorofluoromethanes
  10. bromochloromethane
  11. bromochloromethanes

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