chlorotrifluoromethane

chlorotrifluoromethane [klawr-oh-trahy-floo r-oh-meth-eyn, -flawr-; klohr-oh-trahy-floo r-, -flohr-] Word Origin noun

1. a colorless gas, CClF3, used chiefly as a refrigerant, in the hardening of metals, and in pharmaceutical processing.

Origin of chlorotrifluoromethane chloro-2 + tri- + fluor- + -o- + methane Also called trifluorochloromethane.