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bromomethane

bromomethane noun: the brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).

Noun

bromomethane (countable and uncountable, plural bromomethanes)

  1. The brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).
    Synonyms:
    methyl bromide, Methogas

Synonyms of bromomethane

Forms of bromomethane

pluralbromomethanes

Origin of bromomethane

From bromo- + methane.

Questions about bromomethane

What does bromomethane mean?
Bromomethane means the brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).
What part of speech is bromomethane?
Bromomethane is a noun.
What is the plural of bromomethane?
The plural of bromomethane is bromomethanes.

Words near bromomethane in the dictionary

  1. bromolactones
  2. bromolipid
  3. bromolipids
  4. bromolysis
  5. bromometallate
  6. bromomethane
  7. bromomethanes
  8. bromomethyl
  9. bromonaphthalene
  10. bromonaphthalenes
  11. bromonium

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