Meanings
nounchlorofluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural chlorofluoromethanes)
plural chlorofluoromethanes
- countableuncountablechemistryAny halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchloro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluoro-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishmethane
- Englishchlorofluoromethane
From chloro- + fluoro- + methane.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian clorofluorometano
- clorofluorometanoTranslations
Japanese クロロフルオロメタン
- クロロフルオロメタン (kurorofuruorometan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
chlorofluoromethane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoromethane
MLA
“chlorofluoromethane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoromethane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorofluoromethane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoromethane.
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