- chlorofluoromethane
- \\¦klōrə¦flu̇(ə)(ˌ)rō, ¦klȯr-, -¦flōr(ˌ)ō, ¦flȯ(ˌ)rōˌ\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + fluor- + methane: a chlorofluorocarbon derived from methane
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/klawr'oh floor'oh meth"ayn, -flawr'-; klohr'oh floor'oh meth"ayn, -flohr'-/, n.any of a series of gaseous or volatile methanes substituted with chlorine and fluorine and containing little or no hydrogen: used as refrigerants and, formerly, as aerosol propellants until scientists became concerned about depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer. Cf. chlorofluorocarbon.[1960-65; CHLORO-2 + FLUORO- + METHANE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.