chloromethane

See also: chlorométhane

English

Etymology

chloro- + methane

Noun

chloromethane (plural chloromethanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any chlorinated derivative of methane
  2. (by extension) CH3Cl (methyl chloride) a flammable gas, once used as a refrigerant

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