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bromochloromethane

bromochloromethane noun: a colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It belongs to the halomethane family and has a tetrahedral molecular structure. The chemical was used in fire suppression systems and as an industrial chemical intermediate, but production was discontinued because it damages the ozone layer.

bromochloromethane: a colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It...
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Noun

bromochloromethane (countable and uncountable, plural bromochloromethanes)

  1. A colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It belongs to the halomethane family and has a tetrahedral molecular structure. The chemical was used in fire suppression systems and as an industrial chemical intermediate, but production was discontinued because it damages the ozone layer.

Forms of bromochloromethane

pluralbromochloromethanes

Origin of bromochloromethane

From bromo- + chloro- + methane.

Questions about bromochloromethane

What does bromochloromethane mean?
Bromochloromethane means a colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It belongs to the halomethane family and has a tetrahedral molecular structure. The chemical was used in fire suppression systems and as an industrial chemical intermediate, but production was discontinued because it damages the ozone layer.
What part of speech is bromochloromethane?
Bromochloromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of bromochloromethane?
The plural of bromochloromethane is bromochloromethanes.

Words near bromochloromethane in the dictionary

  1. bromocarboxylates
  2. bromochlorodifluoromethane
  3. bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
  4. bromochlorofluoromethane
  5. bromochlorofluoromethanes
  6. bromochloromethane
  7. bromochloromethanes
  8. bromochloropropane
  9. bromochlorosalicylanilide
  10. bromocholestane
  11. bromocholestanes

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