chloramine

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Etymology

chlor- + -amine

Noun

chloramine (plural chloramines)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) 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

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