chlo·ra·mine
n 1 : any of three compounds formed by the reaction of dilute hypochlorous acid with ammonia : esp : a colorless oily bactericidal compound NH2Cl having an ammoniacal odor 2 : any of various organic compounds containing nitrogen and chlorine esp. when the chlorine is attached to the nitrogen atom (as in the groups ----NHCl and ----NCl2) : esp : CHLORAMINE-T .
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