chloramine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klôr′ə mēn′, klōr′-, klô ram′ēn, klō-)


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chlo•ra•mine  (klôr′ə mēn′, klōr′-, klô ram′ēn, klō-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistryan unstable, colorless liquid, NH2Cl, with a pungent odor, derived from ammonia.
  2. Chemistryany of a class of compounds obtained by replacing a hydrogen atom of an =NH or -NH2 group with chlorine.
  • chlor-2 + amine 1890–95

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