"chloromethane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chloromethanes [plural]
Etymology: From chloro- + methane. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|chloro|methane}} chloro- + methane Head templates: {{en-noun}} chloromethane (plural chloromethanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl. Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations (Translations): klórmetán (Hungarian), clorometano [masculine] (Italian), クロロメタン (kurorometan) (Japanese), mewaro pūhaumāota (Maori), clorometan [neuter] (Romanian), clorometano [masculine] (Spanish), klorometan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-chloromethane-en-noun-YPRomXVe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chloro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chloro-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 83 17 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 84 16
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of the chlorinated derivatives of methane. Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-chloromethane-en-noun-Az6Yy9c6 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bromochloromethane, dichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, trichloromethane

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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