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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 dressingplay

  Familiarity information: TRIIODOMETHANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIIODOMETHANE (noun)


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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