English Explanatory Dictionary

chloramine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl (monochloramine), used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T

Word forms

chloramine chloramines

Etymology

From chlor- + -amine.

Related words

chloro- amine

Derived words

chloramination chloramine-T dichloramine monochloramine trichloramine
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