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trifluorochloromethane

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tri⋅fluor⋅o⋅chlo⋅ro⋅meth⋅ane

  [trahy-floor-oh-klawr-oh-meth-eyn, -flawr-; trahy-floor-oh-klohr-oh-meth-eyn, -flohr-]
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–noun Chemistry.
chlorotrifluoromethane.
Origin:
tri- + fluoro- + chloro- 2 + methane

chlo⋅ro⋅tri⋅fluor⋅o⋅meth⋅ane

  [klawr-oh-trahy-floor-oh-meth-eyn, -flawr-; klohr-oh-trahy-floor-, -flohr-]
–noun
a colorless gas, CClF3, used chiefly as a refrigerant, in the hardening of metals, and in pharmaceutical processing.
Also called trifluorochloromethane.

Origin:
chloro- 2 + tri- + fluor- + -o- + methane
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