/klawr'euh broh'meuh meth"ayn, klohr'-/ , n.
a clear, colorless, volatile, nonflammable liquid, CH 2 ClBr, used chiefly as an extinguishing agent in fire extinguishers and as a solvent in organic synthesis. Also called bromochloromethane .
[ CHLORO- 2 + BROMO- + METHANE ]