bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
A theoretical organic molecule made of one carbon atom bonded to four different…A theoretical organic molecule made of one carbon atom bonded to four different halogens: bromine, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine (CBrClFI₂). Because all four attached atoms are different, the molecule is chiral, meaning it has two mirror-image forms. It is mainly used as an example in stereochemistry and chirality studies.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A theoretical organic molecule made of one carbon atom bonded to four different halogens: bromine, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine (CBrClFI₂). Because all four attached atoms are different, the molecule is chiral, meaning it has two mirror-image forms. It is mainly used as an example in stereochemistry and chirality studies.
Origin
From bromo- + chloro- + fluoro- + iodo- + methane.From bromo- + chloro- + fluoro- + iodo- + methane.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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