methyl bromide

/ˌmɛθəl ˌbroʊˈmaɪd/
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Definitions of methyl bromide
  1. noun
    a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.
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    type of:
    bromide
    any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
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