dichlorofluoromethane

noun

A particular halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a colourless and odourless gas used as a propellant and refrigerant, harmful to the ozone layer.

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Meanings

noundichlorofluoromethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorofluoromethanes)

plural dichlorofluoromethanes

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA particular halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a colourless and odourless gas used as a propellant and refrigerant, harmful to the ozone layer.

Origin

From dichloro + fluoromethane.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chlorodifluoromethane
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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