dibromochloromethane

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

noundibromochloromethane (usually uncountable, plural dibromochloromethanes, abbreviation DBCM)

plural dibromochloromethanes · abbreviation DBCM

  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.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chlorodibromomethanebromodichloromethane
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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