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BCME definition

BCME (bē′sē′em′ē′)

noun

a colorless liquid, CHClOCHCl, that forms spontaneously from hydrochloric acid and formaldehyde: a known carcinogen

Etymology: < b(is)c(hloro)m(ethyl) e(ther)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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