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Record 1 2005-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Pollutants
DEF

A compound CHX3 (as chloroform) derived from methane by replacement of three atoms of hydrogen by halogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Nom générique des dérivés trihalogénés du méthane, de formule CHX3.

CONT

Le chloroforme est un haloforme.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les trihalométhanes, qui peuvent contenir plus d'un halogène dans une même molécule. Dans la pratique, on confond ces deux notions même si les haloformes ne sont qu'une partie du groupe plus large des trihalométhanes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Agentes contaminantes
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