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bromochloromethane

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A colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It belongs to the halomethane family and has a tetrahedral molecular structure. The chemical was used in fire suppression systems and as an industrial chemical intermediate, but production was discontinued because it damages the ozone layer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Hellenic *khlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *médhu Proto-Hellenic *méthu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English bromochloromethane From bromo- + chloro- + methane.