Methyl-chloride


noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
noun
1.
a colourless gas with an ether-like odour, used as a refrigerant and anaesthetic. Formula: CH3Cl Systematic name chloromethane

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