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methyl bromide

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.


methyl bromide

noun

  1. 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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Origin of methyl bromide1

First recorded in 1900–05

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