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Initialism of bromochlorodifluoromethane. [A haloalkane with the chemical formula CF₂ClBr, used in fire extinguishers.]
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A haloalkane with the chemical formula CF₂ClBr, used in fire extinguishers.
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(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CHBrCl₂
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the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrafluoromethane
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Alternative form of carbon tetrachloride [(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, non-inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.]
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(organic chemistry) Any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine
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(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon (a CFC) CHClF₂ once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant
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(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
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(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
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(organic chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
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(organic chemistry) Any of several chlorinated derivatives of propane, but especially 2-chloropropane (isopropyl chloride) that has a number of industrial uses
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(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
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(organic chemistry) The aliphatic fluorocarbon C₄F₁₀
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(chemistry) Modified by the addition of two bromine atoms
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(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CHBr₂Cl
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A colourless, odourless fluid prepared by heating anhydrous glycerine with sulphur monochloride; a solvent of resins.
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(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
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(chemistry) Any of several isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C₂H₂Cl₂.
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(organic chemistry) A particular halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a colourless and odourless gas used as a propellant and refrigerant, harmful to the ozone layer.
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(organic chemistry) The organosulfur compound (CH₃CH₂)₂NSF₃ used for the synthesis of organofluorine compounds
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(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂=CF₂
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(organic chemistry) A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.
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(organic chemistry) Any compound of general formula CH₂X₂ (where X = a halogen), such as methylene chloride
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(organic chemistry) Any diiodo derivative of salicylic acid, but especially 3,5-diiodosalicylic acid
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Abbreviation of di-n-octyl phthalate.
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A quaternary ammonium cation containing one dodecyl and three methyl groups
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(chemistry) Initialism of epichlorohydrin. [(chemistry) Any epihalohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.]
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(chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
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(chemistry) Any epihalohydrin in which the halogen is fluorine.
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(organic chemistry) Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers
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(organic chemistry) vinyl fluoride
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(organic chemistry) The haloform CHF₃ that is the fluorine analogue of chloroform
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(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is fluorine.
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(organic chemistry) A halomethane containing both fluorine and iodine, which has the chemical formula CH₂FI
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CH₂F-
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(organic chemistry) Halothane.
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(journalism, environmentalism, often in the plural) Synonym of PFAS (“per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substance”)
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(environmentalism, slang) A chlorofluorocarbon
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(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile
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(chemistry) fulminic acid
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An organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C₃F₇CO₂H, used in analytical and synthetic chemistry.
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Alternative form of hexafluoroisopropanol [(organic chemistry) A fluorinated alcohol used as a solvent in polymer systems.]
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(organic chemistry) A fluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon ethane.
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(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of propylene CF₃-CF=CH₂
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(inorganic chemistry) The divalent radical and functional group -NHNH- derived from hydrazine, and N-substituted derivatives.
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(organic chemistry) A compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic base (distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base).
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(chemistry) Any of various gaseous alkanes that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen and are used especially as aerosol propellants in metered-dose inhalers.
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(chemistry) A derivative compound obtained by reaction with iodine.
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(organic chemistry) The aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon C₂H₅I that is used in organic synthesis to introduce an ethyl group into compounds
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(obsolete, chemistry) isocyanide
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(organic chemistry) Any of three isomers of a chlorinated derivative of biphenyl containing one chlorine atom
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(organic chemistry) Synonym of methyl chloride
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(organic chemistry) Any nitro derivative of an alkene
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(organic chemistry) Describing a heterocyclic compound that contains one or more nitro group
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The organofluorine compound C₄F₈, related to cyclobutane by replacement of all C–H bonds with C–F bonds, and used as a deposition gas and etchant in semiconductor manufacture.
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The fluorocarbon perfluoropropane; a greenhouse gas used in plasma etching, refrigeration, and ultrasound
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Perchloroethylene, a common solvent.
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(organic chemistry) Synonym of tetrachloroethylene especially in the dry-cleaning trade
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(organic chemistry) trifluoroacetic acid (C₂HF₃O₂)
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(chemistry) reacted with fluorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any perfluoro derivative of an aryl group
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A colourless gaseous fluorocarbon, C₄F₁₀, used in fire extinguishers and in ultrasound imaging
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(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
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Alternative form of perfluorooctane [(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine]
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(organic chemistry) A fluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.
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(organic chemistry) Any ether in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine
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(organic chemistry) Any perfluoro derivative of a hexanoate group or anion
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(chemistry) A synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant.
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(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine
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Any perfluoro derivative of a silane
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(organic chemistry) carbon tetrachloride
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(chemistry) Abbreviation of triflyl. [trifluoromethanesulfonyl]
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(organic chemistry) The nitrile of trichloroacetic acid CCl₃CN
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(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric halogenated hydrocarbons, CH₃-CCl₃ or CH₂Cl-CHCl₂, that are used in several industrial applications, especially as solvents
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(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.
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(organic chemistry) Any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF₃CH₂-
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(organic chemistry) A halomethane with the chemical formula CF₃I
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(organic chemistry) Synonym of methyl fluoride
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(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any trifluoro derivative of a propyl radical
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(organic chemistry) nitroform
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Alternative form of triphenyl tetrazolium chloride
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(organic chemistry) The brominated alkene CH₂=CHBr
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