chloramine

English

Etymology

chlor- +‎ -amine

Noun

chloramine (plural chloramines)

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

Derived terms

• chloramine-T
• trichloramine

Related terms

• chloro-
• amine

Translations

compound

• Italian: clorammina f
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