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dibromochloromethane

dibromochloromethane noun: a chemical that forms when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter. It is found in small amounts in treated drinking water and can be harmful in high or long-term exposure.

Noun

dibromochloromethane (usually uncountable, plural dibromochloromethanes, abbreviation DBCM)

  1. (usually) A chemical that forms when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter. It is found in small amounts in treated drinking water and can be harmful in high or long-term exposure.

Forms of dibromochloromethane

pluraldibromochloromethanes
abbreviationDBCM

Questions about dibromochloromethane

What does dibromochloromethane mean?
Dibromochloromethane means a chemical that forms when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter. It is found in small amounts in treated drinking water and can be harmful in high or long-term exposure.
What part of speech is dibromochloromethane?
Dibromochloromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of dibromochloromethane?
The plural of dibromochloromethane is dibromochloromethanes.

Words near dibromochloromethane in the dictionary

  1. dibromobenzenes
  2. dibromobutane
  3. dibromobutanes
  4. dibromocarbene
  5. dibromocarbenes
  6. dibromochloromethane
  7. dibromochloromethanes
  8. dibromochloropropane
  9. dibromocholestane
  10. dibromocholestanes
  11. dibromocinnoline

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