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dichlorodifluoromethane

dichlorodifluoromethane noun: a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.

Noun

dichlorodifluoromethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodifluoromethanes)

  1. (usually) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.

Forms of dichlorodifluoromethane

pluraldichlorodifluoromethanes

Origin of dichlorodifluoromethane

From dichloro + difluoro + methane.

Questions about dichlorodifluoromethane

What does dichlorodifluoromethane mean?
Dichlorodifluoromethane means a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
What part of speech is dichlorodifluoromethane?
Dichlorodifluoromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of dichlorodifluoromethane?
The plural of dichlorodifluoromethane is dichlorodifluoromethanes.

Words near dichlorodifluoromethane in the dictionary

  1. dichlorocarbene
  2. dichlorocarbenes
  3. dichlorocyclopropane
  4. dichlorocyclopropanes
  5. dichlorodiethyl sulfide
  6. dichlorodifluoromethane
  7. dichlorodifluoromethanes
  8. dichlorodifluorosilane
  9. dichlorodihydrofluorescein
  10. dichlorodimethylsilane
  11. dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane

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