"chloramine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɔːɹəmiːn/ Forms: chloramines [plural]
Etymology: From chlor- + -amine. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chlor|amine}} chlor- + -amine Head templates: {{en-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 Derived forms: chloramination, chloramine-T, dichloramine, monochloramine, trichloramine Related terms: chloro-, amine Translations (compound): 氯胺 (lǜ'àn) (Chinese), clorammina [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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