Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichlorofluoromethane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trichlo-roflu-o-romethane
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.

Etymology

From tri- + chloro- + fluoro- + methane.

Inflected Forms

trichlorofluoromethanes (plural)

Synonyms

freon 11 freon-11 CFC-11 CFC 11 CFC11 R-11 R 11 R11 CFCl3

Questions

What does trichlorofluoromethane mean?: A chlorofluorocarbon, CFCl₃, formerly used as a refrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on the ozone layer.
Where does trichlorofluoromethane come from?: From tri- + chloro- + fluoro- + methane.

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