chlorotrifluoromethane
[ 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.
Origin of chlorotrifluoromethane
1- Also called trifluorochloromethane.
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