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trichloromethyl

trichloromethyl noun: the univalent radical CCl₃- obtained by substitution of every hydrogen in methyl with chlorine atoms.

Noun

trichloromethyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical CCl₃- obtained by substitution of every hydrogen in methyl with chlorine atoms

Origin of trichloromethyl

Blend of trichloro + methyl.

Questions about trichloromethyl

What does trichloromethyl mean?
Trichloromethyl means the univalent radical CCl₃- obtained by substitution of every hydrogen in methyl with chlorine atoms.
What part of speech is trichloromethyl?
Trichloromethyl is a noun.

Words near trichloromethyl in the dictionary

  1. trichloroisocyanuric
  2. trichloroisocyanuric acid
  3. trichloromethane
  4. trichloromethanes
  5. trichloromethiazide
  6. trichloromethyl
  7. trichloromethylsilane
  8. trichloromonofluoromethane
  9. trichloromonofluoromethanes
  10. trichloronitromethane
  11. trichlorophenol

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