methyl bromide

n. A toxic gas, CH₃Br, used as a fumigant.

methyl bromide

n (Elements & Compounds) a colourless poisonous gas or volatile liquid with an odour resembling that of chloroform, used as a solvent and extinguishant. Formula: CH3Br

meth′yl bro′mide

n. a colorless, poisonous gas, CH₃Br, used as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant, and in organic synthesis. [1900–05]

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Noun

methyl bromide - a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.bromide - any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

methyl bromide

[′meth·əl ′brō‚mīd] (organic chemistry) CH₃Br A toxic, colorless gas that forms a crystalline hydrate with cold water; used in synthesis of organic compounds, and as a fumigant.

methyl bromide

meth·yl bro·mide

Used in ionization chambers; for degreasing wool; extracting oils from nuts, seeds, flowers; used as a fumigant insecticide for mills, warehouses, vaults, ships, freight cars; also as a soil fumigant.

methyl bromide

An insecticide and rodenticide, which is a volatile fumigant three times denser than air and absorbed through skin, producing narcosis, pulmonary oedema, renal tubule damage, jacksonian convulsions, CNS depression, and peripheral neuropathy; permanent neurologic sequelae may follow prolonged exposure.

methyl bromide

Toxicology An insecticide and rodenticide, which is a volatile fumigant 3-fold denser than air and absorbed through skin, producing narcosis, pulmonary edema, renal tubule damage, jacksonian convulsions, CNS depression, peripheral neuropathy; permanent neurologic sequelae may follow prolonged exposure

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methyl bromide

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noun a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc

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bromide

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