difluoromethane

English

Etymology

From difluoro +‎ methane.

Noun

difluoromethane (countable and uncountable, plural difluoromethanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

Derived terms

• dichlorodifluoromethane

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: ジフルオロメタン (jifuruorometan)