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chloramine definition

chlor·a·mine (klôr′ə mēn′, klôr′ə mēn′; klôr am′ēn, -in)

noun

any of various compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; esp., an unstable, colorless, pungent liquid, NHCl, used to make hydrazine

Etymology: chlor(o)- + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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