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chlorotrifluoromethane

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[klawr-oh-trahy-floor-oh-meth-eyn, -flawr-, klohr-oh-trahy-floor-, -flohr-] / ˌklɔr oʊ traɪˌflʊər oʊˈmɛθ eɪn, -ˌflɔr-, ˌkloʊr oʊ traɪˌflʊər-, -ˌfloʊr- /

noun

  1. a colorless gas, CClF 3 , used chiefly as a refrigerant, in the hardening of metals, and in pharmaceutical processing.

Etymology

Origin of chlorotrifluoromethane

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

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