noun
methyl chloride
Chemical compound (CH₃Cl); used as a refrigerant, solvent, and in organic synthesis. Technical term.
塩化メチルはかつて冷媒として使われていた。
Methyl chloride was once used as a refrigerant.
Synonym; クロロメタン is the IUPAC-style name, while 塩化メチル is the traditional Japanese name.
Compound of 塩化 (chloride) and メチル (methyl), a calque of English 'methyl chloride'.