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trichloromethane

[ trahy-klawr-oh-meth-eyn, -klohr- ]

noun

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Origin of trichloromethane1

First recorded in 1910–15; tri- + chloro- 2 + methane

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trichlorofluoromethanetrichloromethyl chloroformate