trichlorofluoromethane

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

noun

, Chemistry.

1. chlorotrifluoromethane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichlorofluoromethane¹

tri- + chloro- ² + fluoro- + methane

Example Sentences

Then, in May 2018, Montzka reported a disturbing blip: levels of one of the most harmful chemicals, trichlorofluoromethane, known as CFC-11, weren’t dropping as fast as expected1, suggesting that companies were producing this compound somewhere, in violation of the protocol.

From Nature

The Chinese government has presented a plan to help it track and reduce emissions of the ozone-destroying gas known as trichlorofluoromethane or CFC-11.

From Nature

Now the government is under pressure to act — and has presented a plan to help it track and reduce emissions of the chemical, known as trichlorofluoromethane or CFC-11.

From Nature

China has mounted an investigation of more than 1,000 companies to see which Chinese firms violated international law by using trichlorofluoromethane—also known as CFC-11—in plastic foam insulation.

From Scientific American

The study, published in the journal Nature, comes one year after another report revealed that air samples had shown a startling excess of a type of chlorofluorocarbon known as trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11, since 2012.

From Washington Post