bromomethane

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noun

The brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).

Similar
methyl bromideMethogas
OriginEnglish methane ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounbromomethane (countable and uncountable, plural bromomethanes)

plural bromomethanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).

    Synonyms: methyl bromide, Methogas

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water).

Similar
methyl bromideMethogas

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  7. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  8. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. GermanMethy
  12. Englishmethyl
  13. Englishmethane
  14. Englishbromomethane

From bromo- + methane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 溴甲烷
  • 溴甲烷 (xiùjiǎwán)Translations
Danish methylbromid, brommethan
  • methylbromidTranslations
  • brommethanTranslations
Dutch broommethaan, methylbromide
  • broommethaanTranslations
  • methylbromideTranslations
Hungarian metil-bromid
  • metil-bromidTranslations
Italian bromometano
  • bromometanoTranslations
Japanese ブロモメタン
  • ブロモメタン (buromometan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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