chlorotrifluoromethane

[ klawr-oh-trahy-floor-oh-meth-eyn, -flawr-; klohr-oh-trahy-floor-, -flohr- ]

noun

1. a colorless gas, CClF 3 , used chiefly as a refrigerant, in the hardening of metals, and in pharmaceutical processing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorotrifluoromethane¹

chloro- ² + tri- + fluor- + -o- + methane