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chlorofluoromethane

chlorofluoromethane noun: any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant.

Noun

chlorofluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural chlorofluoromethanes)

  1. Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant.

Forms of chlorofluoromethane

pluralchlorofluoromethanes

Origin of chlorofluoromethane

From chloro- + fluoro- + methane.

Words formed from chlorofluoromethane

Questions about chlorofluoromethane

What does chlorofluoromethane mean?
Chlorofluoromethane means any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant.
What part of speech is chlorofluoromethane?
Chlorofluoromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorofluoromethane?
The plural of chlorofluoromethane is chlorofluoromethanes.

Words near chlorofluoromethane in the dictionary

  1. chlorofibres
  2. chlorofluoroalkane
  3. chlorofluoroalkene
  4. chlorofluorocarbon
  5. chlorofluorocarbons
  6. chlorofluoromethane
  7. chlorofluoromethanes
  8. chloroform
  9. chloroformate
  10. chloroformates
  11. chloroformed

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