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chlorotrifluoroethylene

chlorotrifluoroethylene noun: a chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.

Noun

chlorotrifluoroethylene (uncountable)

  1. A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.

Origin of chlorotrifluoroethylene

From chloro- + tri- + fluoro- + ethylene.

Words formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene

Questions about chlorotrifluoroethylene

What does chlorotrifluoroethylene mean?
Chlorotrifluoroethylene means a chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
What part of speech is chlorotrifluoroethylene?
Chlorotrifluoroethylene is a noun.

Words near chlorotrifluoroethylene in the dictionary

  1. chlorotone
  2. chlorotoxin
  3. chlorotrianisene
  4. chlorotriazine
  5. chlorotriazines
  6. chlorotrifluoroethylene
  7. chlorotrifluoromethane
  8. chlorotrimethylsilane
  9. chlorotrityl
  10. chlorotrityls
  11. chlorotype

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