bromodichloromethane

noun

A chemical that forms when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter. It is found in small amounts in treated drinking water and can be harmful in high or long-term exposure.

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Meanings

nounbromodichloromethane (usually uncountable, plural bromodichloromethanes, abbreviation BDCM)

plural bromodichloromethanes · abbreviation BDCM

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA chemical that forms when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter. It is found in small amounts in treated drinking water and can be harmful in high or long-term exposure.

Origin

From bromo- + dichloro + methane.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chlorodibromomethanedibromochloromethane
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APA

bromodichloromethane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromodichloromethane

MLA

“bromodichloromethane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromodichloromethane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromodichloromethane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromodichloromethane.

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