- chlorobromomethane
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/klawr'euh broh'meuh meth"ayn, klohr'-/, n.a clear, colorless, volatile, nonflammable liquid, CH2ClBr, used chiefly as an extinguishing agent in fire extinguishers and as a solvent in organic synthesis. Also called bromochloromethane.[CHLORO-2 + BROMO- + METHANE]
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Universalium. 2010.