a colourless gas with an ether-like odour, used as a refrigerant and anaesthetic. Formula: CH3Cl
Systematic name: chloromethane
Examples of 'chloromethane' in a sentence
chloromethane
Less pronounced differences were observed for chlorodifluoromethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and chloromethane.
E. Bahlmann, I. Weinberg, R. Seifert, C. Tubbesing, W. Michaelis 2011, 'A high volume sampling system for isotope determination of volatile halocarbons andhydrocarbons', Atmospheric Measurement Techniqueshttp://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/2073/2011/amt-4-2073-2011.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main extracted compounds were toluene, ethylbenzene, propane, chloromethane, 1,3-butadiene, methanol and dichloromethane.
Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chin-Hsing Lai, Wen-Jiunn Tzeng, Chyn Her, Ya-Han Hsu 2015, 'Gaseous Products of Incense Coil Combustion Extracted by Passive Solid Phase MicroextractionSamplers', Atmospherehttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/6/6/822. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dichloromethane and chloromethane were not detected.
Christian Penny, Christelle Gruffaz, Thierry Nadalig, Henry-Michel Cauchie, StéphaneVuilleumier, Françoise Bringel 2015, 'Tetrachloromethane-Degrading Bacterial Enrichment Cultures and Isolates from a ContaminatedAquifer', Microorganismshttp://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/3/3/327. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)