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methyl chloride

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, poisonous gas, CH3Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.

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Also called chloromethane.

Origin of methyl chloride

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby methyl chloride

methylbenzene, methylbenzyl acetate, methyl bromide, methylcatechol, methyl cellulose, methyl chloride, methyl chloroform, methyl chloroformate, methylcyclohexanol, methyldopa, methylene
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British Dictionary definitions for methyl chloride

methyl chloride

noun

a colourless gas with an ether-like odour, used as a refrigerant and anaesthetic. Formula: CH 3 ClSystematic name: chloromethane
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