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

Word History and Origins

Origin of methyl bromide¹

First recorded in 1900–05