trifluoromethane

9.6

Colorless, odorless gas used for cooling and in labs to make electronics

noun
/ˌtraɪˌfluəroʊˈmɛθeɪn/

Specialized

: trifluorometano

Many industries use trifluoromethane as a refrigerant.

Examples

The chemical formula for trifluoromethane is CHF3.
Scientists studied the environmental impact of trifluoromethane as a greenhouse gas.
Trifluoromethane is commonly used in the electronics industry for plasma etching.
The laboratory ordered a new cylinder of trifluoromethane for their experiments.
Many industries use trifluoromethane as a refrigerant due to its efficiency.
Scientists studied the environmental impact of trifluoromethane as a greenhouse gas.
The laboratory ordered a new cylinder of trifluoromethane for their experiments.

Synonyms

hydrofluorocarbon

vstrifluoromethane

Specialized

1 7.5

A chemical used in refrigerators and air conditioners that traps heat in the air when released

is a single specific molecule rather than a whole compound class

fluoroform

vstrifluoromethane

Specialized

9.8

A colorless gas used to cool machines and to make other chemicals

is the formal systematic name for this same gas

Surface Forms

trifluoromethane singular

trifluoromethanes plural

Morphology

trifluoromethane = fluoromethane (semi-transparent) = tri + fluoromethane

The form is regular chemical nomenclature (prefixing 'tri-' to the established name 'fluoromethane'), which is systematic but technical for general learners.

Etymology

Trifluoromethane breaks into tri- 'three', fluoro (from fluorine, the same root as fluoride in toothpaste) and methane 'a simple gas'. So the name means a methane gas with three fluorine atoms attached, which is why it refers to the gas CHF3 used for cooling and in industry.