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fluoromethane

fluoromethane noun: any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors.

Noun

fluoromethane (plural fluoromethanes)

  1. Any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors

Forms of fluoromethane

pluralfluoromethanes

Origin of fluoromethane

From fluoro- + methane.

Words formed from fluoromethane

Questions about fluoromethane

What does fluoromethane mean?
Fluoromethane means any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors.
What part of speech is fluoromethane?
Fluoromethane is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoromethane?
The plural of fluoromethane is fluoromethanes.

Words near fluoromethane in the dictionary

  1. fluoromarker
  2. fluoromarkers
  3. fluorometallate
  4. fluorometer
  5. fluorometers
  6. fluoromethane
  7. fluoromethanes
  8. fluorometholone
  9. fluoromethyl
  10. fluorometric
  11. fluorometrical

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