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TRIIODOMETHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does triiodomethane mean?
• TRIIODOMETHANE (noun)
The noun TRIIODOMETHANE has 1 sense:
1. a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
Familiarity information: TRIIODOMETHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
iodoform; triiodomethane
Hypernyms ("triiodomethane" is a kind of...):
antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)
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