"chloromethane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chloromethanes [plural]
Etymology: 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 [masculine] (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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chloro-: 61 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 80 20
  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

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