chloromethane
chloromethane noun: methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl.
Noun
chloromethane (plural chloromethanes)
- Methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl.
- […] by subjecting that compound to the action of chlorine in sunshine, whereby chloromethane, or methyl chloride, CH₃Cl, is produced, and distilling this chloride with potash.1869, George Fownes, A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, page 512
- Any of the chlorinated derivatives of methane.
- Among the halogenated hydrocarbons, chloromethanes (i.e., methyl chloride, CH₃Cl; methylene chloride, CH₂Cl₂; chloroform, CHCl₃; and carbon tetrachloride, CCl₄) play a vital role due to their extensive uses as solvents and chemical intermediates.2017 September 21, Wen-Tien Tsai, “Fate of Chloromethanes in the Atmospheric Environment: Implications for Human Health, Ozone Formation and Depletion, and Global Warming Impacts”, in Toxics
Forms of chloromethane
| plural | chloromethanes |
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Origin of chloromethane
From chloro- + methane.
Words formed from chloromethane
Questions about chloromethane
- What does chloromethane mean?
- Chloromethane means methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl.
- What part of speech is chloromethane?
- Chloromethane is a noun.
- What is the plural of chloromethane?
- The plural of chloromethane is chloromethanes.
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