chlorofluoromethane

English

Noun

chlorofluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural chlorofluoromethanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant

Hypernyms

• chlorofluorocarbon / CFC
• chlorocarbon
• fluorocarbon
• halocarbon
• haloalkane
• fluoroalkane
• chloroalkane
• chlorofluoroalkane
• fluoromethane
• chloromethane
• halomethane

Derived terms

• bromochlorofluoromethane
• dichlorofluoromethane
• trichlorofluoromethane

Related terms

• fluoromethane
• chloromethane
• methane