difluoromethane

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noun

A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

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Meanings

noundifluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural difluoromethanes)

plural difluoromethanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

Origin

From difluoro + methane.

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Translations

Japanese ジフルオロメタン
  • ジフルオロメタン (jifuruorometan)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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