bromomethane

English

Etymology

bromo- +‎ methane

Noun

bromomethane (countable and uncountable, plural bromomethanes)

1. (organic chemistry) 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).

Synonyms

• methyl bromide
• Methogas (a trade name)

Translations

Translations

• Danish: methylbromid, brommethan
• Dutch: broommethaan (nl) n, methylbromide (nl) f
• Hungarian: metil-bromid
• Italian: bromometano (it) m
• Japanese: ブロモメタン (buromometan)