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difluoromethane

difluoromethane noun: a dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

Noun

difluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural difluoromethanes)

  1. A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

Forms of difluoromethane

pluraldifluoromethanes

Origin of difluoromethane

From difluoro + methane.

Words formed from difluoromethane

Questions about difluoromethane

What does difluoromethane mean?
Difluoromethane means a dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.
What part of speech is difluoromethane?
Difluoromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of difluoromethane?
The plural of difluoromethane is difluoromethanes.

Words near difluoromethane in the dictionary

  1. difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane
  2. difluorodithiophosphate
  3. difluoroethane
  4. difluoroethanes
  5. difluoroethylene
  6. difluoromethane
  7. difluoromethanes
  8. difluoromethyl
  9. difluoromethylation
  10. difluoromethylations
  11. difluoromethyls

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