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methyl chloride

American  

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.

methyl chloride British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of methyl chloride

First recorded in 1875–80

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