methyl bromide

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, poisonous gas, CH3Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.

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Also called bromomethane.

Origin of methyl bromide

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby methyl bromide

methuen, methuselah, methyl, methyl acetate, methyl alcohol, methyl bromide, methyl cellulose, methyl chloride, methyl chloroform, methyl chloroformate, methyl ethyl ketone
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British Dictionary definitions for methyl bromide

methyl bromide

noun

a colourless poisonous gas or volatile liquid with an odour resembling that of chloroform, used as a solvent, and extinguishant. Formula: CH 3 Br
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